Pilot cosmonaut. He graduated from the Chernigov Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots in 1963.
He was accepted into the third cosmonaut detachment (from the Air Force) on October 23, 1965.
Leonid Kizim flew as Commander on Soyuz T-3, Soyuz T-10 and Soyuz T-15, and also served as backup commander for Soyuz T-2. All together he spent 374 days 17 hours 56 minutes in space. On Soyuz T-15, he was part of the only crew to visit two space stations on one spaceflight - Mir and Salyut 7.
On June 29, 1986, he was appointed Commander of the Cosmonaut Research Group. On June 13, 1987, by order of the Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force No. 374, he was dismissed from the cosmonaut detachment in connection with his admission to the Military Academy of the General Staff of the USSR Armed Forces named after Voroshilov, which he graduated in two years.
From June 24, 1989, he served as Deputy Chief of the Main Center of the Command Measuring Complex (KIK) of the Office of the Chief of Space Facilities (UNKS) of the USSR Ministry of Defense.
From October 27, 1991 - Deputy Chief of Space Facilities of the USSR Ministry of Defense (from August 1992 - Military Space Forces of the Russian Federation) for combat training.
Since 1992, he worked as a Deputy Commander of the Military Space Forces of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
From May 11, 1993 to September 2001, he was Head of the Military Engineering and Space Academy (since 1998 - the University) named after A. Mozhayskiy in St. Petersburg.
The USSR pilot-cosmonaut, twice Hero of the Soviet Union, Leonid Kizim, after retirement, worked at the department of automatic control systems of Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University for five years. His participation in the life of SPEU caused a general interest and a desire to touch the legend of the cosmos. For the first time, the participation of graduate students and industry workers in teaching activities began to be practiced.
By Presidential Decree No. 1102 of September 6, 2001 and by the Order of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation No. 743 of September 10, 2001, he was discharged from the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation upon reaching 60 years - the age limit for military personnel.
He was accepted into the third cosmonaut detachment (from the Air Force) on October 23, 1965.
Leonid Kizim flew as Commander on Soyuz T-3, Soyuz T-10 and Soyuz T-15, and also served as backup commander for Soyuz T-2. All together he spent 374 days 17 hours 56 minutes in space. On Soyuz T-15, he was part of the only crew to visit two space stations on one spaceflight - Mir and Salyut 7.
On June 29, 1986, he was appointed Commander of the Cosmonaut Research Group. On June 13, 1987, by order of the Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force No. 374, he was dismissed from the cosmonaut detachment in connection with his admission to the Military Academy of the General Staff of the USSR Armed Forces named after Voroshilov, which he graduated in two years.
From June 24, 1989, he served as Deputy Chief of the Main Center of the Command Measuring Complex (KIK) of the Office of the Chief of Space Facilities (UNKS) of the USSR Ministry of Defense.
From October 27, 1991 - Deputy Chief of Space Facilities of the USSR Ministry of Defense (from August 1992 - Military Space Forces of the Russian Federation) for combat training.
Since 1992, he worked as a Deputy Commander of the Military Space Forces of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
From May 11, 1993 to September 2001, he was Head of the Military Engineering and Space Academy (since 1998 - the University) named after A. Mozhayskiy in St. Petersburg.
The USSR pilot-cosmonaut, twice Hero of the Soviet Union, Leonid Kizim, after retirement, worked at the department of automatic control systems of Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University for five years. His participation in the life of SPEU caused a general interest and a desire to touch the legend of the cosmos. For the first time, the participation of graduate students and industry workers in teaching activities began to be practiced.
By Presidential Decree No. 1102 of September 6, 2001 and by the Order of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation No. 743 of September 10, 2001, he was discharged from the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation upon reaching 60 years - the age limit for military personnel.
Pilot cosmonaut. He graduated from the Chernigov Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots in 1963.
He was accepted into the third cosmonaut detachment (from the Air Force) on October 23, 1965.
Leonid Kizim flew as Commander on Soyuz T-3, Soyuz T-10 and Soyuz T-15, and also served as backup commander for Soyuz T-2. All together he spent 374 days 17 hours 56 minutes in space. On Soyuz T-15, he was part of the only crew to visit two space stations on one spaceflight - Mir and Salyut 7.
On June 29, 1986, he was appointed Commander of the Cosmonaut Research Group. On June 13, 1987, by order of the Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force No. 374, he was dismissed from the cosmonaut detachment in connection with his admission to the Military Academy of the General Staff of the USSR Armed Forces named after Voroshilov, which he graduated in two years.
From June 24, 1989, he served as Deputy Chief of the Main Center of the Command Measuring Complex (KIK) of the Office of the Chief of Space Facilities (UNKS) of the USSR Ministry of Defense.
From October 27, 1991 - Deputy Chief of Space Facilities of the USSR Ministry of Defense (from August 1992 - Military Space Forces of the Russian Federation) for combat training.
Since 1992, he worked as a Deputy Commander of the Military Space Forces of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
From May 11, 1993 to September 2001, he was Head of the Military Engineering and Space Academy (since 1998 - the University) named after A. Mozhayskiy in St. Petersburg.
The USSR pilot-cosmonaut, twice Hero of the Soviet Union, Leonid Kizim, after retirement, worked at the department of automatic control systems of Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University for five years. His participation in the life of SPEU caused a general interest and a desire to touch the legend of the cosmos. For the first time, the participation of graduate students and industry workers in teaching activities began to be practiced.
By Presidential Decree No. 1102 of September 6, 2001 and by the Order of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation No. 743 of September 10, 2001, he was discharged from the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation upon reaching 60 years - the age limit for military personnel.
He was accepted into the third cosmonaut detachment (from the Air Force) on October 23, 1965.
Leonid Kizim flew as Commander on Soyuz T-3, Soyuz T-10 and Soyuz T-15, and also served as backup commander for Soyuz T-2. All together he spent 374 days 17 hours 56 minutes in space. On Soyuz T-15, he was part of the only crew to visit two space stations on one spaceflight - Mir and Salyut 7.
On June 29, 1986, he was appointed Commander of the Cosmonaut Research Group. On June 13, 1987, by order of the Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force No. 374, he was dismissed from the cosmonaut detachment in connection with his admission to the Military Academy of the General Staff of the USSR Armed Forces named after Voroshilov, which he graduated in two years.
From June 24, 1989, he served as Deputy Chief of the Main Center of the Command Measuring Complex (KIK) of the Office of the Chief of Space Facilities (UNKS) of the USSR Ministry of Defense.
From October 27, 1991 - Deputy Chief of Space Facilities of the USSR Ministry of Defense (from August 1992 - Military Space Forces of the Russian Federation) for combat training.
Since 1992, he worked as a Deputy Commander of the Military Space Forces of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
From May 11, 1993 to September 2001, he was Head of the Military Engineering and Space Academy (since 1998 - the University) named after A. Mozhayskiy in St. Petersburg.
The USSR pilot-cosmonaut, twice Hero of the Soviet Union, Leonid Kizim, after retirement, worked at the department of automatic control systems of Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University for five years. His participation in the life of SPEU caused a general interest and a desire to touch the legend of the cosmos. For the first time, the participation of graduate students and industry workers in teaching activities began to be practiced.
By Presidential Decree No. 1102 of September 6, 2001 and by the Order of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation No. 743 of September 10, 2001, he was discharged from the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation upon reaching 60 years - the age limit for military personnel.
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