Leonid Kizim
| Leonid Denisovich Kizim | |
|---|---|
| Cosmonaut | |
| Nationality | Soviet |
| Born |
August 5, 1941 Krasnyi Lyman, Donetsk Oblast, Soviet Union (now Lyman, Ukraine) |
| Died |
June 14, 2010 (aged 68)[1] Moscow, Russia |
Other occupation | Pilot |
| 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 |
| Awards |
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Leonid Denisovich Kizim (Кизим Леонид Денисович) (August 5, 1941 – June 14, 2010) was a Soviet cosmonaut.
Kizim was born in Krasnyi Lyman, Donetsk Oblast, Soviet Union (now Lyman, Ukraine).[2] He graduated from Higher Air Force School in 1975; and served as a test pilot in the Soviet Air Force. He was selected as a cosmonaut on October 23, 1965. Kizim flew as Commander on Soyuz T-3, Soyuz T-10 and Soyuz T-15, and also served as backup commander for Soyuz T-2. All together he spent 374 days 17 hours 56 minutes in space. On Soyuz T-15, he was part of the only crew to visit two space stations on one spaceflight (Mir and Salyut 7). He later served as Deputy Director Satellite Control-Center of the Russian Ministry of Defense; after May 1995 he was Director of the Military Engineering Academy of Aeronautics and Astronautics in St. Petersburg.
He retired on June 13, 1987, and died on June 14, 2010.[1] Leonid Kizim was married with two children.
He was awarded:
- Twice Hero of the Soviet Union (December 10, 1980 and October 2, 1984);
- Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR
- Order of Honour
- Order of Friendship
- Three Orders of Lenin
- Medal "For the Development of Virgin Lands"
Foreign awards:
- Order of Sukhbaatar (Mongolia);
- Medal "30 Years of Victory over Japan's Militarists" (Mongolia);
- Medal "60 Years of the Mongolian People's Revolution";
- Knight of the Legion of Honour (France);
- Kirti Chakra (India);
- Order of Merit (Ukraine).
References
- 1 2 "Russian Cosmonaut Twice Hero of the USSR Leonid Kizim Passes Away". Russian Federal Space Agency. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
- ↑ "Ушел из жизни летчик-космонавт дважды Герой Советского Союза Леонид Денисович Кизим". Russian Federal Space Agency. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
External links
- KIZIM, Col.-Gen. Leonid Denisovich International Who's Who. accessed September 4, 2006.
- Leonid Denissovich Kizim, astronautix.com
- The official website of the city administration Baikonur - Honorary citizens of Baikonur