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 and has two children.
He was awarded:

Twice Hero of the Soviet Union;
Three Orders of Lenin;
Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration" ;
Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR;
Honoured Master of Sport.

Foreign awards:

Hero of the Socialist Republic of Romania;
Hero of the Republic of Cuba
Hero of Socialist Labour ;
Order of Ho Chi Minh.

In September 2023, as part of the national campaigns of decommunization and derusification, in Kropyvnytskyi the Cosmonaut Popov Street was renamed to.