Leonid Popov

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Ivanovich and the family name is Popov.
Leonid Ivanovich Popov
Born (1945-08-31) August 31, 1945 (age 79)
Oleksandriia, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
StatusRetired
NationalitySoviet / Ukrainian
OccupationPilot
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union (2)
Space career
Cosmonaut
RankMajor General, Soviet Air Force
Time in space
200d 14h 45m
SelectionAir Force Group 5
MissionsSoyuz 35/Soyuz 37, Soyuz 40, Soyuz T-7/Soyuz T-5

Leonid Ivanovich Popov (Russian: Леони́д Ива́нович Попо́в, Ukrainian: Леонід Іванович Попо́в; born August 31, 1945) is a former Soviet cosmonaut.

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.[1] Popov is married and has two children.

Leonid Popov, Aleksandr Serebrov and Svetlana Savitskaya
Leonid Popov and Dumitru Prunariu with Leonid Brezhnev in 1981
Memorial in Olexandria

He was awarded:

Foreign awards:

In September 2023, as part of the national campaigns of decommunization and derusification, in Kropyvnytskyi (the regional capital of Kirovohrad Oblast) the Cosmonaut Popov Street was renamed to Independence Street [uk].[2]

References

  1. ^ http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/cosmonauts/english/popov_leonid.htm Spacefacts bio
  2. ^ "11 streets and alleys were renamed Kropyvnytskyi". Ukrinform (in Ukrainian). 29 September 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2024.


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