Maidarjavyn Ganzorig (; 5 February 1949 – 4 July 2021) was a Mongolian cosmonaut and academic. In 1978, he participated in the Soviet

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program and trained for the

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mission.

Biography

Ganzorig was born in

Tsetserleg Tsetserleg (, ''garden'') may signify: * Tsetserleg (city), the capital of Arkhangai aimag in Mongolia * two sums (districts) in different aimags of Mongolia: ** Tsetserleg, Arkhangai ** Tsetserleg, Khövsgöl {{disambig ...

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in 1949, finishing his secondary education in 1968. He studied at

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, earning a degree in heating and precision automated devices maintenance, graduating in 1975. In 1978, he was selected as the backup to

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for the

mission, who would become the first Mongolian in space. In 1984, he received a Candidate of Technical Sciences degree. From 1984 to 1991 Ganzorig was Head of the RS Laboratory at the Institute of Physics and Technology,

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, and since 1991 served as the Director of

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at the Remote Sensing Center,

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External links

Spacefacts biography of Maidarjavyn Ganzorig
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ganzorig, Maidarjav 1949 births 2021 deaths Mongolian cosmonauts Recipients of the Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration" Mongolian People's Party politicians Kyiv Polytechnic Institute alumni People from Arkhangai Province Mongolian Academy of Sciences