He retired in 2002. From 1961 to 1963 he was deputy commander for political work as an adamant socialist and in 1965 became responsible for air tactics and air shooting. Solo sailing Los Angeles to Hawaii on 23ft boat - Duration: 39:45. Upon his return he headed the East Germany Army's Cosmonaut Training Center near Moscow until German unification in 1990, when he left the East German military with the rank of major general. Just like a dream." Jähn war am 21. Sigmund Werner Paul Jähn (born 13 February 1937) is a German pilot, who became the first German to fly in space as part of the Soviet Union's Interkosmos programme. [1] He trained in Star City near Moscow. [1] He was instrumental in forming the Association of Space Explorers. He lived in Strausberg in the later part of his life and enjoyed reading and hunting. Jähn was born on 13 February 1937 in Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz, in the Vogtland region of Saxony, Germany. Sigmund Jähn - Der erste Deutsche im All - Duration: 44:46. Entre 1966 et 1970, il étudie à l'Académie des forces aéronavales de Monino en Union soviétique puis travaille dans l'administration de l'aviation militaire est-allemande, en tant que responsable de l'entraînement des pilotes et de la sécurité de vol. He trained as a printer until 1954 and then managed the pioneer program in a local school. 00steini 35,477 views. Sigmund Jähn, aufgenommen nach seinem erfolgreichen Flug mit dem sowjetischen Raumschiff Sojus 31 zur Raumstation MIR im August 1978, Sigmund Jähn in Strausberg zu Grabe getragen, Wirtschaft: Kopfnoten-Urteil völlig unverständlich, Wie die CDU in Dresden ohne Notstand für den Klimaschutz kämpfen will, Nur noch wenig Existenzgründungen in Sachsen – allein Leipzig ragt heraus, © Leipziger Verlags- und Druckereigesellschaft mbH & Co. KG. Jähn, der aus dem sächsischen Dorf Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz stammte, hatte ursprünglich Buchdrucker gelernt. Dann ging er zur Nationalen Volksarmee der DDR (NVA) und wurde Jagdflieger. Er umkreiste die Erde 125 Mal. "Dear TV viewers in the German Democratic Republic. [6] In 1983 he received a doctorate at the Zentralinstitut für Physik der Erde in Potsdam, specialising in remote sensing of the earth. September im Alter von 82 Jahren gestorben. Jähn war am 21. He was a founding member in 1985 and served for several years on its Executive Committee. Sigmund Jähn rejoint en 1955 les forces aéronavales est-allemandes en tant que pilote. (during his space flight), "…what I saw then was total happiness: Our Earth, shining in bright blue. Gemeinsam mit dem sowjetischen Kommandanten Waleri Bykowski (1934-2019) war er 7 Tage, 20 Stunden und 49 Minuten im All. [3] He flew on board Soyuz 31, launched 26 August 1978 to the Soviet space station Salyut 6, where he conducted experiments in remote sensing of the earth, medicine, biology, materials science, and geophysics. [3], Jähn was married and had two children. From 1966 to 1970 he studied at the Gagarin Air Force Academy in Monino, in the Soviet Union. From 1943 to 1951 he attended school in his hometown, and after school trained as a printer. Wegen seiner bescheidenen Art war er sehr beliebt. Jähn war am 21. [1][2], On 26 April 1955 he joined the East German Air Force, where he became a pilot. Der erste Deutsche im All, DDR-Kosmonaut Sigmund Jähn, ist im engsten Familienkreis beigesetzt worden. In seiner Brandenburger Wahlheimat Strausberg hat der DDR-Weltraumpionier Sigmund Jähn seine letzte Ruhe gefunden. Dr. Sigmund Jähn, ehemaliger deutscher Jagdflieger, Kosmonaut und Generalmajor der NVA der DDR flog als erster Deutscher in den Weltraum. After a brief period of basic training, they devoted a year to mission-specific training. This page was last edited on 6 November 2020, at 14:56. [1], Starting in 1990, after Germany was reunited, he worked as a freelance consultant for the German Aerospace Center[5] and from 1993 also for the European Space Agency (ESA) to prepare for the Euromir missions. Baarß, Armeefliegerkräfte – GM a. D. W. Büttner, Marinefliegerkräfte – KzS a. D. G. Leithold und Grenztruppen – Oberst a. D. A. 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