Leonid Kizim

Leonid Kizim was a Soviet cosmonaut, born on 5 August 1941 in Krasnyi Lyman, now Lyman in Ukraine, and died on 14 June 2010. A test pilot in the Soviet Air Force, he was selected as a cosmonaut in 1965. He commanded Soyuz T-3, Soyuz T-10 and Soyuz T-15. On Soyuz T-15 in 1986 he took part in the only crew to visit two space stations in one flight, Mir and Salyut 7. He spent 374 days 17 hours in space, the greatest total of any Soviet cosmonaut of his time. He was twice Hero of the Soviet Union and later led the Mozhaysky Military-Space Academy.

Born: 5 August 1941
Died: 14 June 2010
Country: Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
Flights: 4: Soyuz T-3 (1980), Soyuz T-10 (1984), Soyuz T-11 (1984), Soyuz T-15 (1986)
Time in space: 374 days 17 hours