Sigmund Jähn

Born

1937-02-13

Died

2019-09-21

Birthplace

Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz, Saxony, German Reich

Biography

Sigmund Werner Paul Jähn (13 February 1937 – 21 September 2019) was a German cosmonaut and pilot who in 1978 became the first German to fly into space as part of the Soviet Union's Interkosmos programme.