Nationality Soviet / Ukrainian Role Cosmonaut Time in space 200d 14h 45m | Selection Air Force Group 5 Other occupation Pilot Name Leonid Popov | |
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SYND 30 5 81 FIRST ROMANIAN COSMONAUT AND HIS COMMANDER TALK IN MOSCOW ABOUT THEIR SPACE FLIGHT
Leonid Ivanovich Popov (Russian: Леони́д Ива́нович Попо́в; born August 31, 1945) is a former Soviet cosmonaut.
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- SYND 30 5 81 FIRST ROMANIAN COSMONAUT AND HIS COMMANDER TALK IN MOSCOW ABOUT THEIR SPACE FLIGHT
- Salyut 6
- Biography
- References
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Biography
Popov was born in Oleksandriia, Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukrainian SSR. 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. Popov is married with two children.
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References
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