He was pilot of the Voskhod 2 mission, part of the Soviet Union’s attempt in competition with the US to reach the moon. Leonov’s walk on 18 March 1965 was not without its difficulties.

The Voskhod Venture Fund at stage "A" invested 300 million rubles in the Perm developer of industrial robots — GC Robotech, the fund said in a statement. The goals of the round are to develop new ...