Sigmund Jähn
Known For
Acting
Born
February 13, 1937
Died
September 21, 2019 (aged 82)
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.
