Major General Sigmund Jahn Autographs, Memorabilia & Collectibles
MAJOR GENERAL SIGMUND JAHN
Born: February 13, 1937 in Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz, Vogtland, Germany
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.
Jähn was born in Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz, in the Vogtland district of Saxony, Germany. From 1943 to 1951 he attended school in his hometown, and after school trained as a printer.
In 1955 he joined the East German Air Force, where he became a pilot and military scientist. From 1966 until 1970 he studied at the Gagarin Air Force Academy in Monino, in the Soviet Union, and afterwards worked in the administration of the East German air force, responsible for pilot education and flight safety.
Jähn was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union on 3 September 1978.[1] In 1983 he received a doctorate in physics at the "Zentralinstitut für Physik der Erde" in Potsdam, specialising in remote sensing of the earth.
Starting in 1990, after German reunification, he worked as a freelance consultant for the formerly West German spaceflight agency German Aerospace Center (DLR), and from 1993 also for the European Space Agency (ESA) to prepare for the Euromir missions. In 2002 he finally retired from this job.
Jähn is married and has two children. He lives in Strausberg and he enjoys reading and hunting.
Asteroid 17737 was named "Sigmundjähn" in 2001.
Jähn was born in Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz, in the Vogtland district of Saxony, Germany. From 1943 to 1951 he attended school in his hometown, and after school trained as a printer.
In 1955 he joined the East German Air Force, where he became a pilot and military scientist. From 1966 until 1970 he studied at the Gagarin Air Force Academy in Monino, in the Soviet Union, and afterwards worked in the administration of the East German air force, responsible for pilot education and flight safety.
Jähn was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union on 3 September 1978.[1] In 1983 he received a doctorate in physics at the "Zentralinstitut für Physik der Erde" in Potsdam, specialising in remote sensing of the earth.
Starting in 1990, after German reunification, he worked as a freelance consultant for the formerly West German spaceflight agency German Aerospace Center (DLR), and from 1993 also for the European Space Agency (ESA) to prepare for the Euromir missions. In 2002 he finally retired from this job.
Jähn is married and has two children. He lives in Strausberg and he enjoys reading and hunting.
Asteroid 17737 was named "Sigmundjähn" in 2001.
1978 Unser Sandmännchen (in person), 2009 Danke für die Träume! (in person), 2003 Good Bye Lenin! (Other), 2005 Sandmann - Historien om en sosialistisk supermann (in person), 2009 Die Fliegerkosmonauten (in person), 2009 Riverboat - Die MDR-Talkshow aus Leipzig (in person), 1991 Our Planet Earth (in person)
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SIGMUND JÄHN. Photograph signed: "Sigmund/Jähn". Color, 5¾x4. Jähn was the first East German in space, traveling aboard Soyuz 31 (1978) with Russian cosmonaut Valery Bykovsky to the Salyut 6 space station. He is pictured autographing his space vehicle, already signed by Bykovsky. read more...
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SIGMUND JAHN Shown in his spacesuit, signing the returned space capsule in this 5½x4 photograph. Photograph signed: "Sigmund Jahn". Color, 5½x4. Sigmund Jähn (b. read more...
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SIGMUND JÄHN (East German cosmonaut). 1969 East German Space Cover signed: "S. Jähn". Pictorial postmark honoring the launch of Interkosmos-1, October 14, 1969. read more...
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SOYUZ 31: BYKOVSKY and JAHN Original Soviet cosmonaut and first German in space. Philatelic Envelope signed: "V. Bykovsky" in Russian and "S. Jähn", 6¼x4½. read more...
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SIGMUND JÄHN 4x6 color image of the first German in space Picture Post Card signed: "Sigmund/Jähn". Color, 4x6. Shown with Soviet cosmonaut Valery Bykovsky, commander of Soyuz 31. Sigmund Jähn (b. read more...
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