Leonid Denisovich Kizim
Leonid Denisovich Kizim was a Soviet Air Force officer and cosmonaut who commanded three missions across the Salyut and Mir transition. His career is especially notable for Soyuz T-15, the only mission to visit both Mir and Salyut 7.
- Born
- August 5, 1941
- Died
- June 14, 2010
- Birthplace
- Krasnyi Lyman,Soviet Union
Flights
3
Spacewalks
8
EVA time
31 hours, 40 minutes
In space
374 days, 17 hours, 56 minutes
Bio
Kizim trained as a military pilot before cosmonaut selection. His first mission, Soyuz T-3, was a short Salyut 6 repair visit, while Soyuz T-10 / Soyuz T-11 became a long-duration Salyut 7 with multiple .
In 1986, Kizim commanded Soyuz T-15, launching to the new Mir station and then transferring to Salyut 7 before returning to Mir. That unique flight linked two generations of Soviet in one mission.
With more than 374 days in space and eight spacewalks,