Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa

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Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa, born 5 December 1947) was the first Mongolian in space. He was selected as part of the eighth Intercosmos program on 1 March 1978, at time he was in the rank of Major General. His backup was Maidarjavyn Ganzorig. Gürragchaa, along with Soviet cosmonaut Vladimir Dzhanibekov, departed from Baikonur Cosmodrome on 22 March 1981. They docked with Salyut 6. While in orbit, Dzhanibekov and Gürragchaa carried out experiments on earth science. After 124 orbits and 7 days, 20 hours and 42 minutes in space, Gürragchaa and Dzhanibekov landed 170 km southeast of Dzhezkasgan.

Biography from Launch Library 2.

Born in

Gurvanbulag

Education

Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy; Supreme Military Institute of the Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic

Awards

Order of Genghis Khan; Hero of the Mongolian People's Republic; Hero of the Soviet Union; Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration"; Order of Alexander Nevsky; and 4 more

From Wikidata.

• Soyuz-U | Soyuz 39Research Cosmonaut · Success · with Vladimir DzhanibekovMarch 22, 1981 · 14:58 UTC

• Salyut 6 EP-9Salyut 6 · Research Cosmonaut1981-03-21 – 1981-03-30