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Leonid Kizim was a male aircraft pilot, astronaut, and astronomer born in Lyman on August 5, 1941. He held citizenship in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic and Russia, and his native language was Russian. Kizim served as a colonel general and was a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. He was educated at the Gagarin Air Force Academy and the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia, and he was employed by the Mozhaysky Air Force Academy.
Kizim was a member of the crew of Soyuz T-3, Soyuz T-10, Soyuz T-15, and Soyuz T-11. He spent 539636 units of time in space. His awards included Hero of the Soviet Union, Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR, Order of Honour, and Order of Friendship. He died in Moscow on June 14, 2010, and was buried at Troyekurovskoye cemetery. He is recognized in the Astronauts collection.
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1941-08-05 ) August 5, 1941, Krasnyi Lyman , Donetsk Oblast , Soviet Union (now Lyman, Ukraine )
- Died
- June 14, 2010 (2010-06-14) (aged 68) , Moscow , Russia
- Occupation
- Pilot
- Awards
- Hero of the Soviet Union
- Rank
- Colonel General , Soviet Air Force
- Time in space
- 374d 17h 56m
- Selection
- Air Force Group 3
- Total eva time
- 31h, 40m
- Missions
- Soyuz T-3 ( Salyut 6 EO-5 ), Soyuz T-10 / Soyuz T-11 ( Salyut 7 EO-3 ), Soyuz T-15 ( Mir EO-1 / Salyut 7 EO-5 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Place of birth
- Lyman
- Place of death
- Moscow
- Occupation
- astronomer
- Employer
- Mozhaysky Air Force Academy
- Political party
- Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Native language
- Russian
- Image
- Кизим Леонид Денисович.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1941-08-05
- date of death
- 2010-06-14
- place of burial
- Troyekurovskoye cemetery
- time in space
- 539636
- allegiance
- Russia
- Commons category
- Leonid Kizim
- member of the crew of
- Soyuz T-11
- P450
- Soyuz T-11
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Encyclopedic overview
Leonid Denisovich Kizim (Russian: Леонид Денисович Кизим; 5 August 1941 – 14 June 2010) was a Soviet cosmonaut.
Biography
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