Career record
Flights
1
Launches with a definitive outcome — the Stats basis
Career time in space
7d 20h
Career EVA time
under a minute
Spacewalks
0
Biography
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.
Launches
- Soyuz-U | Soyuz 39 — Research Cosmonaut · Success · March 22, 1981 · 14:58 UTC
Born 1947-12-05