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Leonid Popov

Soviet cosmonaut · Ukraine · On the map · Astronauts · Born 1945 · age 81

Leonid Ivanovich Popov is a former Soviet cosmonaut.

Leonid Popov is read about 31 times a day, in 28 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 28 October 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 138 days, one point a day.

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A life in dates

2011Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration"Award1982Order of LeninAwardState Prize of Ukrainian SSR in Science and TechnologyAward1981Hero of the Socialist Republic of RomaniaAwardHero of the Soviet UnionAwardOrder of LeninAwardOrder of the Victory of SocialismAward1980Gold Star medalAwardHero of LabourAwardHero of the Republic of CubaAwardHero of the Soviet UnionAwardOrder of Hồ Chí MinhAwardOrder of LeninAwardOrder of Playa GirónAward1945Born31 August 1945

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Awards

Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration"2011
Order of Lenin1982
State Prize of Ukrainian SSR in Science and Technology1982
Order of Lenin1981
Hero of the Soviet Union1981
Gold Star medal1981
Hero of the Socialist Republic of Romania1981
Order of the Victory of Socialism1981
Order of Lenin1980
Hero of the Soviet Union1980
Gold Star medal1980
Hero of Labour1980
Order of Hồ Chí Minh1980
Hero of the Republic of Cuba1980
Order of Playa Girón1980
Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR
Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow"
Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR
Medal "For Impeccable Service", 3rd class
Medal "For Impeccable Service", 2nd class
Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"
Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Jubilee Medal "70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Soviet Militia"
Medal "For Impeccable Service", 1st class
Honored Worker of the Ministry of Internal Affairs

About this person

Country
Ukraine
Category
Astronauts
Type
Astronaut
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1945 · age 81

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