Leonid Popov

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Nationality Soviet / Ukrainian Role Cosmonaut Time in space 200d 14h 45m First space flight Soyuz 35		Selection Air Force Group 5 Other occupation Pilot Name Leonid Popov

Born August 31, 1945 (age 78) Oleksandriia, Ukrainian SSR, USSR ( 1945-08-31 ) Awards Hero of the Soviet Union (2) Space missions Soyuz 35, Soyuz T-7, Soyuz 40 Rank Major general, Soviet Air Forces Similar People Valery Ryumin, Dumitru Prunariu, Aleksandr Serebrov, Bertalan Farkas, Svetlana Savitskaya

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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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.

He was awarded:

Twice Hero of the Soviet Union;

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;

Hero of the Republic of Cuba

Hero of Socialist Labour (Vietnam);

Order of Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam) .