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Since its independence, Ukraine has managed to train and send its only cosmonaut into space - Leonid Kadeniuk as a member of the crew of the Columbia spacecraft, STS-87 mission (USA).

Leonid Kadeniuk is a Hero of Ukraine, Candidate of Technical Sciences, Member of Parliament of Ukraine of the fourth convocation, People's Ambassador of Ukraine, test astronaut, military test pilot of the 1st class, test engineer, Major General of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Only a list of all these regalia allows the reader to understand the scale of the personality and the importance of the memories and reflections that Leonid Kadeniuk left us.

This book was Leonid Kadenyuk's last work, published by ADEF-Ukraine with the support of the Leonid Kuchma Presidential Foundation Ukraine at the end of his life, in which he not only gives a detailed description of the preparation, the details of the flight and the scientific research he conducted during the space expedition. The book is a description of his entire life, his path to the Air Force and later to space. The book is an invaluable asset for all Ukrainians, it is easy to read and will be interesting for both adults and teenagers who, after reading it, will want to become astronauts, like millions of boys in the 60s of the 20th century after Yuri Gagarin's flight into space.

Learn the life story and journey into space of the first Ukrainian cosmonaut Leonid Kadenyuk firsthand, read about the details of training, flight, and scientific research.