Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Leonid Kizim

Russia

Leonid Kizim
Deceased

Biography

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Leonid Denisovich Kizim (Кизим Леонид Денисович) (August 5, 1941 – June 14, 2010) was a Soviet cosmonaut. 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).

Type

Government

Age

68

Date of Birth

August 5, 1941

First Flight

November 27, 1980

Last Flight

March 13, 1986

Career Stats

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3

Flights

3

Landings

8

Spacewalks

P374DT17H58M12S

Time in Space

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