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Ex-cosmonaut Sigmund Jähn died
He was the first German to go into space
On Saturday September 21, Sigmund Jähn, the first German cosmonaut to go to Space died at 82 years of age. He went to the cosmos aboard Soyuz in 1978 along with Valerij Fëdorovič Bykovskij to the Saljut 6 station. It was announced by the German Governing Council and the Aerospace Centre.The mission lasted 7 days and during the 125 earth orbits multiple scientific experiments were carried out such as...
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AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency