Sigmund Jähn

Sigmund Werner Paul Jähn was a German pilot, cosmonaut, and Generalmajor in the National People's Army of the GDR. He was the first German to fly into space as part of the Soviet Union's Interkosmos program in 1978.

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Who was born first?

• Sigmund Jähn and Karol J. Bobko were born the same year
• Sigmund Jähn and Igor Volk were born the same year
• Sigmund Jähn and Robert Crippen were born the same year
• Sigmund Jähn and Boris Borisovich Yegorov were born the same year
• Sigmund Jähn and Vitaly Zholobov were born the same year

Timeline

1. Boris Borisovich YegorovNovember 26, 1937 – September 12, 1994
2. Igor VolkApril 12, 1937 – January 3, 2017
3. Karol J. BobkoDecember 23, 1937 – August 17, 2023
4. Robert CrippenSeptember 11, 1937 – present
5. Sigmund Jähn (this page)February 13, 1937 – September 21, 2019
6. Vitaly ZholobovJune 18, 1937 – present

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