zdjęcie Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa
Imię i nazwisko Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa
Data urodzenia 05.12.1947
Narodowość Mongolian
Agencja Kosmiczna Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) (RFSA)
Status Na emeryturze
Typ astronauty Rządowa agencja
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%BCgderdemidiin_

Informacje o Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa

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.