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Leonid Kadenyuk | |
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| Леонід Каденюк | |
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| Born | 28 January 1951 |
| Died | 31 January 2018 (aged 67) |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Occupation | Test pilot |
| Awards | Hero of Ukraine |
| Space career | |
| Soviet / Ukrainian astronaut | |
| Rank | Major general, UAF |
Time in space | 15d 16h 34 m |
| Selection | 1976 Air Force Group 6 |
| Missions | STS-87 |
Mission insignia |  |
Leonid Kostyantynovych Kadenyuk (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]
Kadenyuk held the rank of major general in the Ukrainian Air Force. He was Deputy of Ukraine of the 4th convocation, adviser to the Prime Minister of Ukraine, Chairman of the State Space Agency of Ukraine, and Honorary Doctor of Chernivtsi National University.
From 2015 until his death, he served as president of the Aerospace Society of Ukraine.
Designated a Hero of Ukraine in December 1999,[3] he is the namesake of the Chernivtsi Leonid Kadenyuk International Airport.
- ^ "Помер космонавт Леонід Каденюк" [Cosmonaut Leonid Kadenyuk died]. BBC News Ukraine (in Ukrainian). 31 January 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
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