Leonid Popov
Leonid Ivanovich Popov 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. Popov is married with two children.
and Svetlana Savitskaya
with Leonid Brezhnev in 1981
He was awarded:
Foreign awards:
