Leonid Kizim

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Leonid Denisovich Kizim
Cosmonaut
Nationality	Soviet / Ukranian
Born	August 5, 1941 Donetsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR
Other occupation	Pilot
Rank	Colonel General, Soviet Air Force
Space time	374d 17h 56m
Selection	Air Force Group 3
Missions	Soyuz T-3, Soyuz T-10, Soyuz T-15

Leonid Denisovich Kizim (Кизим Леонид Денисович) (born August 5, 1941 in Krasnyi Lyman, Donetsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR) is a former Soviet cosmonaut of Ukrainian descent, twice Hero of the Soviet Union (December 10, 1980 and October 2, 1984).

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. He retired on June 13, 1987.

Leonid Kizim is married with two children.

[edit] References

• KIZIM, Col.-Gen. Leonid Denisovich International Who's Who. accessed September 4, 2006.