Leonid Popov

Leonid Ivanovich Popov (Леони́д Ива́нович 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. Popov is married with two children.



He was awarded: Foreign awards:
 * Twice Hero of the Soviet Union;
 * Three Orders of Lenin;
 * Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration" (Russian Federation);
 * Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR;
 * Honoured Master of Sport.
 * Hero of the Socialist Republic of Romania;
 * Hero of the Republic of Cuba
 * Hero of Socialist Labour (Vietnam);
 * Order of Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam).