Christophe Posted November 30, 2005 Author Posted November 30, 2005 Hi Jan,May I first wish you a warm welcome to the Forum!!! really happy to see you here!!!Indeed, Brezhnev collected orders, including the famous Order of Victory awarded to him in 1978, against its regulations (and cancelled in 1989).But, he never succeeded having more than 8 Orders of Lenin. So, he is not the right answer.... Ch.
Vatjan Posted November 30, 2005 Posted November 30, 2005 (edited) Hi Christophe,Good to see you too. I'm almost pleased I got the answer wrong, because I had no idea what question to ask next if I had won Jan Edited November 30, 2005 by vatjan
Christophe Posted November 30, 2005 Author Posted November 30, 2005 You could have tried : who has been awarded 10 Orders of Lenin... Cheers.Ch.
Vatjan Posted November 30, 2005 Posted November 30, 2005 Haha, McDaniel offers the answer, it's Marshal D.F. Ustinov, it's on page 51
Christophe Posted November 30, 2005 Author Posted November 30, 2005 (edited) Jan,Bravo!!!! Congrats!!!! You got it!!!! You won, it is Ustinov!!Dimitri Fyodorovich Ustinov Ustinov (October 17, 1908?December 20, 1984) was Defense Minister of the Soviet Union from 1976 until his death. He had previously been head of the defense industry since Stalin appointed him People's Commissar of Armaments in 1941. He also became deputy premier in 1957.A candidate member of the Politburo since 1965, he did not become a full member until he was Defense Minister, at which time, though always a civilian before, he was also made a Marshal of the Soviet Union.Ustinov was widely regarded as the likely conservative candidate to succeed Yuri Andropov as General Secretary of the ruling CPSU. However the appointment of Konstantin Chernenko allowed the reformist forces around Mikhail Gorbachev to further strengthen their hand and eventually it was Gorbachev who succeeded.On his death the city of Izhevsk was briefly renamed for him, but under Mikhail Gorbachev cities that had been renamed for recent Soviet leaders reverted to their former names.Bravo again, Your turn now (bad luck, you have to find a question ).Cheers.Ch. Edited November 30, 2005 by Christophe
Vatjan Posted November 30, 2005 Posted November 30, 2005 (edited) Your turn now (bad luck, you have to find a question ).Oh NO, I won, I have to find a question now How did I get into this mess Edited November 30, 2005 by vatjan
Ed_Haynes Posted November 30, 2005 Posted November 30, 2005 Not fair, not fair. I had just pulled Paul's book down to check when the right answer came in. And I have a question . . . !Must be quicker next time.
Christophe Posted November 30, 2005 Author Posted November 30, 2005 Oh NO, I won, I have to find a question now How did I get into this mess Ha, ha!!!, Welcome... to the Forum!!! If you opt for the question about the 10 times Lenin... I will disqualify myself .Good luck for next question!!Ch.
Christophe Posted November 30, 2005 Author Posted November 30, 2005 Not fair, not fair. I had just pulled Paul's book down to check when the right answer came in. And I have a question . . . !Must be quicker next time.Ed,Sorry for this... Keep your question, your turn will come .Cheers.Ch.
Vatjan Posted November 30, 2005 Posted November 30, 2005 Ed,Sorry for this... Keep your question, your turn will come .Cheers.Ch.Okay, okay, okay, I got a question. See if you find this one The Mongolian title of honoured cosmonaut was only awarded twice, to whom, and ... for which flight?
Christophe Posted November 30, 2005 Author Posted November 30, 2005 OK, Jan. Very good question.Let's see if we can find this one...Ch.
Christophe Posted November 30, 2005 Author Posted November 30, 2005 Just to say it has been instituted on 22 March 1981, as a celebration of the Soyuz 39 flight (Salyut 6, VE-10)(Eighth International Mission).Now, I won't say more... and let the others find who are the two. Cheers.Ch.
Vatjan Posted November 30, 2005 Posted November 30, 2005 Hey, that was quick, and that was the hard part of the question, because it isn't written in "the" book. Jan
Christophe Posted November 30, 2005 Author Posted November 30, 2005 Thanks Jan. Now, I disqualify myself, and let others find the complete answer to this very good question. Cheers.Ch.
Christophe Posted December 2, 2005 Author Posted December 2, 2005 Any other try to answer Jan's question :The Mongolian title of honoured cosmonaut was only awarded twice, to whom, and ... for which flight?Good luck!! Cheers.Ch.
Vatjan Posted December 2, 2005 Posted December 2, 2005 Any other try to answer Jan's question :The Mongolian title of honoured cosmonaut was only awarded twice, to whom, and ... for which flight?Good luck!! Cheers.Ch.Anyone? Anyone? everybody is
Ed_Haynes Posted December 2, 2005 Posted December 2, 2005 Well . . . one that I actually know . . . Recipients of the Badge of teh Cosmonaut of Mongolia:Gurragcha Zhugderdemidiyn - research cosmonaut, Soyuz 39 (March 1981)Ganzorig Maidarzhavyn - research cosmonaut, Soyuz 39 (backup)"Might Have Been" recipients:Captain Surenkhorloo Darjaagiin, Mongolian Air Force - research cosmonaut candidate for the second Soyuz mission (Interkosmos group 2), but not selectedCaptain Saintsog Sanjaadambiin, Mongolian Air Force - research cosmonaut candidate for the second Soyuz mission (Interkosmos group 2), but not selectedTwo others for Interkosmos group 2?Footnotes:http://www.spacefacts.deDr. Battushig's book, of course, pp. 34, 179http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/peo...uts/gurrag.html
Vatjan Posted December 2, 2005 Posted December 2, 2005 LADIIIIEEES AND GENTLEMEN? WE HAVE A WIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNER.Congratulations, even with some info I did not know.First off:Jugderdemidiyn GURRAGCHA :First Mongolian in space, Research Cosmonaut, Aeronautic engineer; Major General; later Deputy Chief of central board of defence; Chief of the scientific institute in Ulaanbaatar; Mongolian Minister of Defence.
Vatjan Posted December 2, 2005 Posted December 2, 2005 Maidarzhavyn GANZORIG:Graduated from the Kiev Polytechnic University, 1975; Ph.D. from Space Research Institute in Moscow, 1981; was selected as backup for Soyuz 39; from 1984 - 1991, Head of RS laboratory at the Institute of Physics and Technology, Mongolian Academy of Sciences; since then Director of Informatics and Remote Sensing Centre of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Ulaanbaatar.
Vatjan Posted December 2, 2005 Posted December 2, 2005 Soyz-39 mission (22-30/3/1981):Vladimir Aleksandrovich Dzhanbekov (left)and Jugderdemidiyn GURRAGCHA
Vatjan Posted December 2, 2005 Posted December 2, 2005 And last but not least the medal itself.Way to go, Ed
Ed_Haynes Posted December 2, 2005 Posted December 2, 2005 Yes, Jan,On thinking about it more, I agree. The other two were the two for Soyuz 39: four candidates for Interkosmos 2, one of these flew on Soyuz 39 (Gurragcha), and one was the backup (Ganzorig). You wonder what awards (if any) Surenkhorloo and Saintsog received?I was in a rush to get my answering post up before some other quick-fingered forumite beat me to it. Ed
Christophe Posted December 2, 2005 Author Posted December 2, 2005 Jan and Ed, Bravo!! A very nice quiz, and two very detailed answers. Bravo, it is really as I like them!!Ed, your turn, now... as I understand from a previous post that you ahve already a question ready .Cheers.Ch.
Christophe Posted December 3, 2005 Author Posted December 3, 2005 Ed,When you want... I'm really impatient to see what will your question be.Cheers.Ch.
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