Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa
astronautpolitician
Who was Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa?
Mongolia's first and only cosmonaut, who flew aboard Soyuz 39 to the Salyut 6 space station in March 1981.
Biographical data adapted from Wikipedia’s article on Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Awards & Honors
| Award | Year | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Order of Lenin | — | — |
| Order of Honour | — | — |
| Hero of the Soviet Union | — | — |
| Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration" | — | — |
| Order of Friendship | — | — |
| Hero of the Mongolian People's Republic | — | — |
| Order of Sukhbaatar | — | — |
| Order of Alexander Nevsky | — | — |
| Order of Genghis Khan | 2021 | — |