Leonid Kizim
Soviet cosmonaut (1941-2010)
Leonid Denisovich Kizim (5 August 1941 – 14 June 2010[2]) was a Soviet cosmonaut.[3] In 1986 he was the commander of the only space mission to visit two space stations on one flight.[3] These were the new Mir station and the old Salyut 7 station.[3] At the end of the flight he became the first person to have spent a whole year in space.[3] All together he spent 374 days 17 hours 56 minutes in space.
Leonid Denisovich Kizim | |
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| Born | August 5, 1941 |
| Died | June 14, 2010 (aged 68)[1] |
| Nationality | Soviet |
| Occupation | Pilot |
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| Space career | |
| Cosmonaut | |
| Rank | Colonel General, Soviet Air Force |
Time in space | 374d 17h 56m |
| Selection | Air Force Group 3 |
| Missions | Soyuz T-3, Soyuz T-10, Soyuz T-15 |
He became second in charge of the Russian Ministry of Defense's satellite control center. In 1995 he was put in charge of the Military Engineering Academy of Aeronautics and Astronautics in St. Petersburg.[3]
References change
- ↑ "Russian Cosmonaut Twice Hero of the USSR Leonid Kizim Passes Away". Russian Federal Space Agency. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
- ↑ "Ушел из жизни летчик-космонавт дважды Герой Советского Союза Леонид Денисович Кизим". Russian Federal Space Agency. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "SPACE.com -- Cosmonaut Leonid Kizim, Who Visited 2 Space Stations in 1 Mission, Dies". space.com. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
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