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'''Leonid Denisovich Kizim''' ({{lang-ru|Леонид Денисович Кизим}}; 5 August 1941 – 14 June 2010) was a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[cosmonaut]].
'''Leonid Denisovich Kizim''' ({{langx|ru|Леонид Денисович Кизим}}; 5 August 1941 – 14 June 2010) was a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[cosmonaut]].


== Biography ==
Kizim was born in [[Lyman, Ukraine|Krasnyi Lyman]], [[Donetsk Oblast]], [[Soviet Union]] (now Lyman, [[Ukraine]]).<ref name="RKA-obituary">{{cite web|title=Ушел из жизни летчик-космонавт дважды Герой Советского Союза Леонид Денисович Кизим|url=http://www.roscosmos.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=11149|publisher=Russian Federal Space Agency|accessdate=15 June 2010|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716144426/http://www.roscosmos.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=11149|archivedate=16 July 2011|df=}}</ref> 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.
Kizim was born in [[Lyman, Ukraine|Krasnyi Lyman]], [[Donetsk Oblast]], [[Soviet Union]] (now Lyman, [[Ukraine]]).<ref name="RKA-obituary">{{cite web|title=Ушел из жизни летчик-космонавт дважды Герой Советского Союза Леонид Денисович Кизим|url=http://www.roscosmos.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=11149|publisher=Russian Federal Space Agency|accessdate=15 June 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716144426/http://www.roscosmos.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=11149|archivedate=16 July 2011}}</ref> 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]].
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He retired on June 13, 1987, and died on June 14, 2010.<ref name="RKA-death">{{cite web|title=Russian Cosmonaut Twice Hero of the USSR Leonid Kizim Passes Away|url=http://www.roscosmos.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=9677|publisher=Russian Federal Space Agency|accessdate=15 June 2010|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716144418/http://www.roscosmos.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=9677|archivedate=16 July 2011|df=}}</ref> Leonid Kizim was married with two children.


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Kizim died on June 14, 2010. He left a wife and two children.<ref name="RKA-death">{{cite web|title=Russian Cosmonaut Twice Hero of the USSR Leonid Kizim Passes Away|url=http://www.roscosmos.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=9677|publisher=Russian Federal Space Agency|accessdate=15 June 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716144418/http://www.roscosmos.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=9677|archivedate=16 July 2011}}</ref> Leonid Kizim was married with two children.

== Awards ==
He was awarded:
He was awarded:
*Twice [[Hero of the Soviet Union]] (December 10, 1980 and October 2, 1984);
*Twice [[Hero of the Soviet Union]] (December 10, 1980 and October 2, 1984);
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*[[Medal "For the Development of Virgin Lands"]]
Foreign awards:
Foreign awards:
*Order of Sukhbaatar (Mongolia);
*[[Order of Sukhbaatar (Mongolia)]];
*Medal "30 Years of Victory over Japan's Militarists" (Mongolia);
*Medal "30 Years of Victory over Japan's Militarists" (Mongolia);
*Medal "60 Years of the Mongolian People's Revolution";
*Medal "60 Years of the Mongolian People's Revolution";
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Leonid Denisovich Kizim
Kizim in 1984
Born(1941-08-05)August 5, 1941
Krasnyi Lyman, Donetsk Oblast, Soviet Union (now Lyman, Ukraine)
DiedJune 14, 2010(2010-06-14) (aged 68)[1]
Moscow, Russia
NationalitySoviet
OccupationPilot
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union
Space career
Cosmonaut
RankColonel General, Soviet Air Force
Time in space
374d 17h 56m
SelectionAir Force Group 3
MissionsSoyuz T-3, Soyuz T-10/Soyuz T-11, Soyuz T-15

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

Biography

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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.

Awards

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He was awarded:

Foreign awards:

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Ушел из жизни летчик-космонавт дважды Герой Советского Союза Леонид Денисович Кизим". Russian Federal Space Agency. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
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