Sigmund Jähn

Sigmund Jähn

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Nationality German

Date Of Birth 1937-02-13

Deceased 2019-09-21

Status Deceased

Type Government


Astronaut Biography

Sigmund Werner Paul Jähn (born 13 February 1937) is a German cosmonaut and pilot, who in 1978 became the first German to fly in space as part of the Soviet Union's Interkosmos programme.

Sigmund Jähn's Launches

Soyuz-U | Soyuz 31

Soviet Space Program
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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