Russian cosmonaut and twice hero of the USSR; in 1986 he commanded the only mission in history to fly to two space stations in one flight and the first crewed flight to Mir. Born on 5 August 1941 in the Ukraine, Kizim flew as a test pilot for the Soviet Air Force before being selected as a cosmonaut. Throughout his career, Kizim flew as commander on Soyuz T-3,Soyuz T-10/T-11, Soyuz T-15, and Mir-1; he also served as backup commander for Soyuz T-2. Kizim’s Soyuz T-10 flight set what was then the world record for the world’s longest space flight (237 days), followed one day later by docking with Salyut 7. Kizim and fellow cosmonaut Vladimir Solovyov performed a record six space walks, bringing to 31 hours and 38 minutes Kizim’s total amount of time performing space walks. Kizim spent 374 days, 17 hours, 56 minutes in space, placing him 21st on the list of astronauts' and cosmonauts' career durations. He retired on 13 June 1987, after which he took charge of the Military Engineering Academy of Aeronautics and Astronautics in St Petersburg. He received three awards, including the Order of Lenin, before he died on 14 June 2010.