Leonid Kizim

Leonid Kizim

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Nationality Russian

Date Of Birth 1941-08-05

Deceased 2010-06-14

Status Deceased

Type Government


Astronaut Biography

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

Leonid Kizim's Launches

Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz T-15

Soviet Space Program
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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Soyuz-U | Soyuz T-10

Soviet Space Program
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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Soyuz-U | Soyuz T-3

Soviet Space Program
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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