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 left the cosmonaut program on June 13, 1987, but remained in the Soviet Air Force, and later the Russian Air Force. In 1993, he was placed in charge of the A.F. Mozhaysky Military-Space Academy. He held that position until he retired from the Russian Air Force on September 10, 2001, at the rank of Colonel General.
Kizim died on June 14, 2010. He left a wife and two children.[1] Leonid Kizim was married with two children.
leonid, kizim, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, january, 201. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Leonid Kizim news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message Leonid Denisovich Kizim Russian Leonid Denisovich Kizim 5 August 1941 14 June 2010 was a Soviet cosmonaut Leonid Denisovich KizimKizim in 1984Born 1941 08 05 August 5 1941Krasnyi Lyman Donetsk Oblast Soviet Union now Lyman Ukraine DiedJune 14 2010 2010 06 14 aged 68 1 Moscow RussiaNationalitySovietOccupationPilotAwardsHero of the Soviet UnionSpace careerCosmonautRankColonel General Soviet Air ForceTime in space374d 17h 56mSelectionAir Force Group 3MissionsSoyuz T 3 Soyuz T 10 Soyuz T 11 Soyuz T 15 Contents 1 Biography 2 Awards 3 References 4 External linksBiography editKizim 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 left the cosmonaut program on June 13 1987 but remained in the Soviet Air Force and later the Russian Air Force In 1993 he was placed in charge of the A F Mozhaysky Military Space Academy He held that position until he retired from the Russian Air Force on September 10 2001 at the rank of Colonel General Kizim died on June 14 2010 He left a wife and two children 1 Leonid Kizim was married with two children Awards editHe 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 edit a b 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 Ushel iz zhizni letchik kosmonavt dvazhdy Geroj Sovetskogo Soyuza Leonid Denisovich Kizim Russian Federal Space Agency Archived from the original on 16 July 2011 Retrieved 15 June 2010 External links editKIZIM 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 nbsp This article about an astronaut is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Russian biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Leonid Kizim amp oldid 1151331601, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
