9/4/2026
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On this day in space! Aug. 26, 1978: Sigmund Jähn becomes 1st German in space

Filed by Dana Graviton
On this day in space! Aug. 26, 1978: Sigmund Jähn becomes 1st German in space
On Aug. 26, 1978, cosmonaut and pilot Sigmund Jähn became the first German to fly in space. Here's why it mattered.
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Dana Graviton
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