Leonid Kadenyuk (the one holding the Ukrainian flag with his left hand) was the first astronaut of independent Ukraine who flew into outer space. He flew on NASA’s Space Shuttle Columbia in 1997 as part of the international mission STS-87

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  2. At the moment, I still have a few of spare [commemorative BILLS](https://i.imgur.com/bk1Akhd.jpg) dedicated to Leonid as well as the [20 UAH vertical bills](https://imgur.com/6qmCRxP), the Ukrainian commemorative coins (Territorial Defense Forces, Special Operations Forces, [Sunflowers coin](https://imgur.com/l2wGvKA) and others) and the wartime postage sets (Russian warship…Done, Banksy, Good Evening, We are from Ukraine, Weapons of Victory, Crimean Bridge and others), patches and the Ghost of Kyiv manga (comics). Check out the sticky posts in [my Reddit profile](https://www.reddit.com/user/IgorVozMkUA) for pics and info. I live and mail from [Voznesensk, Ukraine](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHpX6_B8ArE), and donate part of the proceeds to the war effort. You may contact me in Chat or rather email to igor0976@gmail.com which I regularly check or my telegram @igor0976

  3. Got to meet him in Crimea, it was a highlight of my childhood.

  4. btw, A Ukrainian Sergei Korolev was leading entire soviet space program

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