Grey / Steel Quartz Leonov was selected to be

Leonov was selected to be first Soviet person to land on the Moon

Approximately 60 countries on four continents have flown the MiG-21

He received the Order of the Red Banner of Labour in 1945

He was also a five-time nominee for the Nobel Prize in Literature

Grey / Steel Quartz Leonov was selected to beThe Buran Shuttlewas a Soviet developed reusable spacecraft in response to NASAs Space Shuttle program. The project was the large stand most expensive in the history of Soviet space exploration. While the Space Shuttle and the Buran program looked very similar there was one noticeable design difference. Unlike the American space shuttle that relied on three hydrogen fuelled engines to aid in reaching orbit, the Soviet spacecraft carried only lighter