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Biography of Leonid Popov - Astronaut
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Born in Aleksandriya, Kirovograd Oblast, Ukrainian SSR on August 31, 1945. Married with two children. Selected as a cosmonaut on April 27, 1970. Retired on June 13, 1987. Flew as Commander on Soyuz 35, Soyuz 40 and Soyuz T-7. Spent 200 days 14 hours 45 minutes in space. astronaut-stub

