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Sigmund Jähn

Sigmund Jähn

Birthday: 1937-02-13 | Place of Birth: Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz, Saxony, German Reich

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1978
Unser Fliegerkosmonaut

as    Self

1970
Keiner wird als Held geboren

as    Self (archive footage)