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Originally Posted by multiweb
One of the russian guys at the same time, I forgot his name, said he nearly didn't make it back in. During the EVA something happened with the pressurisation of his suit and he couldn't fit through the hatch. His mate had to pull and shove him in the capsule before they could close the door again. Took over half hour and they were on track for re-entry.
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Alexei Leonov on the first-ever spacewalk.
He had to bleed some of the air out of his spacesuit through a valve in order to be thin enough to get back in.