Leonid Kadeniuk
- January 4, 2024
- Astronaut
Quick Facts
Leonid Kadeniuk Biography
| Name | Leonid Kadeniuk |
| Birthday | Jan 28 |
| Birth Year | 1951 |
| Birth Country | Ukraine |
| Birth Sign | Capricorn |
| Spouse | Vera Kosolapinkova |
| Children(s) | Volodymyr Kolevatov, Dmytro Kadeniuk |
Leonid Kadeniuk is one of the most popular and richest Astronaut who was born on January 28, 1951 in Ukraine. Soviet Air Force and Ukrainian Air Force pilots and astronauts. He was part of the NASA crew for their 1997 Space Shuttle Columbia international mission (STS-87).
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Kadenyuk was a Soviet military pilot. He began his service in the Soviet Air Forces and was selected in 1976 for the Soviet Cosmonaut Corps being on a team of test pilots of the Soviet new space shuttle Buran, but was removed after marital issues. He was allowed to rejoin the Cosmonaut Detachment several years later. With the break-up of the Soviet Union, Kadenyuk remained in the Russian Space Forces and adopted Ukrainian citizenship. In 1995, during the preparation of the first Ukrainian space mission, he volunteered to take part and returned to his homeland.
In the 2002 parliamentary election, he was elected to the Verkhovna Rada in the list of pro-Kuchma United Ukraine Bloc. Later, Kadeniuk joined the “Trudova Ukrayina – Industrialists and Entrepreneurs” faction, but hadn’t been politically active. He worked within parliament’s Committee on Defense and National Security.
Two sons were born to the wife Vera.
Leonid Kadeniuk Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Astronaut |
| House | Living in own house. |
Leonid Kadeniuk is one of the richest Astronaut from Ukraine. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Leonid Kadeniuk 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He was promoted into the position of Major General within his unit, the Ukrainian Air Force.
He was selected over scientist Yaroslav Pustovyi to take part in the inaugural Ukrainian space mission.
Leonid Kostyantynovych Kadenyuk (Ukrainian: Леонід Костянтинович Каденюк , 28 January 1951 – 31 January 2018) was the first, and to this day remains the only, astronaut of independent Ukraine who flew into the space. He flew on NASA’s Space Shuttle Columbia in 1997 as part of the international mission STS-87. Kadenyuk held the rank of Major General in the Ukrainian Air Force.
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Who is Leonid Kadeniuk Dating?
According to our records, Leonid Kadeniuk married to Vera Kosolapinkova. As of December 1, 2023, Leonid Kadeniuk’s is not dating anyone.
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Leonid Ranked on the list of most popular Astronaut. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ukraine. Leonid Kadeniuk celebrates birthday on January 28 of every year.