Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa
- Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa
Infobox Astronaut
name =Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa
Жүгдэрдэмидийн Гүррагчаа
type = Intercosmos Cosmonaut
nationality =Mongolian
status =Living
date_birth =December 5, 1947
place_birth =Gurvan-Bulak, Mongolia
occupation =Flight engineer
rank =Major General
selection =1978 Intercosmos Group
time =7d 20h 42m
mission =Soyuz 39
insignia =|
Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa ( _mn. Жүгдэрдэмидийн Гүррагчаа; born December 5, 1947) was the first Mongolian and the second Asian in space. He was Mongolia's defense minister from 2000 to 2004.
Born in Gurvanbulag, Mongolia, Gürragchaa studied in Ulan Bator to become an aerospace engineer. He then joined the air force, rising to the rank of Major General.
He was selected as part of the eighth Intercosmos program on March 1, 1978. His backup was Maidarzhavyn Ganzorig. Gürragchaa, along with Soviet cosmonaut Vladimir Dzhanibekov, departed from Baikonur Cosmodrome on March 22, 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.
Post-flight
After Mongolia removed the Communist-era ban on clan names in 1997, and unable to identify his original clan heritage, Gürragchaa chose the clan name Sansar - Mongolian for "cosmos". Clan names have only symbolic significance today and should not be confused with western style "family names", which are unknown in Mongolia.
Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union on March 30 1981 [ru icon [http://www.warheroes.ru/hero/hero.asp?Hero_id=2168 Biography] at the website on Heroes of the Soviet Union and Russia] . The Zaisan Memorial, a monument south of Ulan Bator dedicated to Russian-Mongolian friendship, includes a mural which depicts amongst its scenes Gürragchaa's 1981 flight.
Before becoming minister of defense, Gürragchaa worked as the chief of staff of air defence for the Mongolian Armed Forces. He is married and has two children.
References
External links
* [http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/international/english/gurragcha_jugderdemidin.htm Spacefacts biography of Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa]
* [http://www.dumell.net/photo/pages/ulaanbaatar_24.html Photo] of the Gurragcha panel of the Zaisan Memorial
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