| Leonid Denisovich Kizim | |
|---|---|
| Cosmonaut | |
| Nationality | Soviet |
| Born | August 5, 1941 Donetsk Oblast, Soviet Union (now 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 | |
Leonid Denisovich Kizim (Кизим Леонид Денисович) (August 5, 1941 – June 14, 2010) was a Soviet cosmonaut who was twice named a Hero of the Soviet Union (December 10, 1980 and October 2, 1984).
Kizim was born in Krasnyi Lyman, Donetsk Oblast, Soviet Union (now 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.