Leonid Kadeniuk

Leonid Kadeniuk
Леонід Каденюк
Born(1951-01-28)28 January 1951
Died31 January 2018(2018-01-31) (aged 67)
NationalityUkrainian
OccupationTest pilot
AwardsHero of Ukraine
Space career
Soviet / Ukrainian astronaut
RankMajor general, UAF
Time in space
15d 16h 34 m
Selection1976 Air Force Group 6
MissionsSTS-87
Mission insignia

Leonid Kostyantynovych Kadeniuk (Ukrainian: Леонід Костянтинович Каденюк, 28 January 1951 – 31 January 2018)[1] was the first astronaut of independent Ukraine to fly into outer space. In 1997, he flew on NASA's Space Shuttle Columbia as part of the international mission STS-87.[2] Kadeniuk held the rank of major general in the Ukrainian Air Force. He was Deputy of Ukraine of the 4th convocation, People's Ambassador of Ukraine, Hero of Ukraine, President of the Aerospace Society of Ukraine, Adviser to the Prime Minister of Ukraine and Chairman of the State Space Agency of Ukraine, Honorary Doctor of Chernivtsi National University.

  1. ^ "Помер космонавт Леонід Каденюк" [Cosmonaut Leonid Kadeniuk died]. BBC News Ukraine (in Ukrainian). 31 January 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
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