I think a joint US/Russian space venture to the moon and beyond is LONG over-due. There is much we have to learn about space in a short time and making it a "race" doesn't help the species of man at all.

Interesting interview... He seems as an intelligent man (probably has to, beeing the first man to perform an EVA and all...).

I agree with CraigT - I think we should have a joint US/Russian space venture to Mars. Together we can accomplish this goal. I think we should let a Russian cosmonaut take the first leap for mankind on Mars. It's only fair since Russia made it to space first. This would be great for the whole world to see!

I appreciate what Aleksey Leonov said concerning the space activity, but he is wrong in his story about the Gagarin and Seregin crash. His idea contradicts the known facts and knowledge. The only mode of flight, which could bring the aircraft down from the 4000 m altitude in less than 1 minute time with the final speed less than 700 km/h, was spin but not a spiral. A spin could not be caused by the airwake from another aircraft (if its weight is not several times greater). This fact was proved in flight tests. The cause of the spin could be an abrupt maneuver to avoid collision (or an actual collision) with a meteorological balloon.

I too agree that many of the most industrialized nations in the world should pull together and pool their collective resources for extended missions to places like Mars. We need, as a World united, to achieve such a goal and it is not that difficult of a goal to achieve. If we could just put political bickering aside for the sake of scientific advancement, we as a planet, could all reap the untold benefits of having actual people making such a trip. A mission to the Moon is a relatively short distance, astronomically speaking, yet the planet Mars is a 6 month journey one way. A great many things must be taken into consideration for such a trip and a collaboration of the World's top minds could make this a very real feasibility and actually help keep the overall costs to any one nation to a minimum. This is a chance to really unite the peoples of many nations under one banner and all could share in the lessons, information and insight learned from such an undertaking. We can only hope that the "leaders" of our Nations can put aside petty squabbles long enough to realize that there are so many things in this Universe that we still can learn from. Maybe, Just maybe....

From Atlanta, Georgia USA.....What a "GREAT" Man! May God Bless him and his family! Bravo! What a GREAT interview!!!! This is what you call a HERO! This is what should be celebrated in school systems throughout the world! There is HOPE for human kind!!!!....and this from an "American"!!!!!!!!