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Leonid Ivanovich Popov (russian: Леони́д Ива́нович Попо́в; born August 31, 1945) is a former
He was awarded:
*Twice
Soviet
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...
cosmonaut.
Biography
Popov was born inOleksandriia
Oleksandriia () is a city located in Oleksandriia Raion, Kirovohrad Oblast (region) in central Ukraine. Administratively, Oleksandriia serves as the administrative center of Oleksandriia Raion (district). Oleksandriia also hosts the administra ...
, Kirovohrad Oblast
Kirovohrad Oblast ( uk, Кіровоградська область, translit=Kirovohradska oblast; also referred to as Kirovohradschyna — uk, Кіровоградщина) is an oblast (province) of Ukraine. The administrative center of the ...
, Ukrainian SSR
The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic ( uk, Украї́нська Радя́нська Соціалісти́чна Респу́бліка, ; russian: Украи́нская Сове́тская Социалисти́ческая Респ ...
. He was selected as a cosmonaut on April 27, 1970, and flew as Commander on Soyuz 35, Soyuz 40 and Soyuz T-7, logging 200 days, 14 hours, and 45 minutes in space before his retirement on June 13, 1987.http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/cosmonauts/english/popov_leonid.htm Spacefacts bio Popov is married and has two children.
He was awarded:
*Twice Hero of the Soviet Union
The title Hero of the Soviet Union (russian: Герой Советского Союза, translit=Geroy Sovietskogo Soyuza) was the highest distinction in the Soviet Union, awarded together with the Order of Lenin personally or collectively for ...
;
*Three Orders of Lenin;
* Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration" (Russian Federation);
* Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR;
*Honoured Master of Sport.
Foreign awards:
*Hero of the Socialist Republic of Romania
The title Hero of the Socialist Republic of Romania ( ro, Erou al Republicii Socialiste România) was the highest distinction in the Socialist Republic of Romania. It was modeled on the Soviet Union's highest award, the Hero of the Soviet Union ti ...
;
* Hero of the Republic of Cuba
*Hero of Socialist Labour (Vietnam);
*Order of Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam) .
References
1945 births Living people People from Oleksandriia Soviet cosmonauts Heroes of the Soviet Union Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union alumni Soviet Air Force generals Soviet major generals Recipients of the Order of Ho Chi Minh Salyut program cosmonauts {{hero-USSR-stub