Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa
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Jügderdemidiin GürragchaaTemplate:Efn (born 5 December 1947) is a Mongolian cosmonaut and military leader. He was the first Mongolian and second Asian to go into space.[1][2] He also was Mongolia's Defense Minister from 2000 to 2004.[3]
Early life and spaceflight
Born in Gurvanbulag, Bulgan, Gürragchaa studied in Ulaanbaatar to become an aerospace engineer. In 1966, he joined the Mongolian Air Force. He graduated from the Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy in 1978.
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 on Soyuz 39. They docked with Salyut 6.[4][5]
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.
Post-flight career
The Zaisan Memorial, a monument south of Ulaanbaatar dedicated to Russian–Mongolian friendship, includes a mural which depicts amongst its scenes Gürragchaa's 1981 flight.
Gürragchaa worked as the chief of staff of air defense for the Mongolian Armed Forces, served as the Defense Minister of Mongolia from 2000 to 2004[6][7] and was a member of State Great Khural from 2004 to 2008.[8]
Personal life
Gürragchaa is married and has two children. He heads the fund for development of bandy in Mongolia.[9] Aside from Mongolian, Gürragchaa is fluent in Russian due to his time in Russia.Template:Fact
Awards
- Template:Flagicon Hero of the Soviet Union (30 March 1981)[10]
- Template:Flagicon Order of Lenin
- Template:Flagicon Hero of the Mongolian People's Republic (1981)
- Template:Flagicon Order of Sukhbaatar (1981)
- Template:Flagicon Order of Genghis Khan (2021)[11]
- Template:Flagicon Order of Alexander Nevsky (2021)[12][13]
- Template:Flagicon Order of Honour (2011)[14]
- Template:Flagicon Order of Friendship (2001)[15]
- Template:Flagicon Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration" (2011)[16]
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References
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- ↑ Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 12 апреля 2011 года № 437 «О награждении медалью «За заслуги в освоении космоса» иностранных граждан».
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External links
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- Spacefacts biography of Jügderdemidiin Gurragchaa
- Photo Template:Webarchive of the Gurragcha panel of the Zaisan Memorial
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- 1947 births
- Living people
- Mongolian cosmonauts
- Recipients of the Order of Alexander Nevsky
- Recipients of the Order of Lenin
- Foreign Heroes of the Soviet Union
- Recipients of the Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration"
- Recipients of the Order of Honour (Russia)
- Ministers of defence of Mongolia
- Members of the State Great Khural
- Bandy executives
- People from Bulgan Province
- Astronaut-politicians
- Salyut programme cosmonauts