Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa
Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa is an astronaut from Mongolia affiliated with the government agency Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS), embarked on 1 space flights and engaging in 0 spacewalk(s) during his/her career as an astronaut.
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.
- Date of Birth: 12/05/1947
- Status: Retired
- First Flight: 03/22/1981
- Last Flight: 03/22/1981
- In Space: No