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Subject: space travel
Category: Science > Astronomy
Asked by: mongolia-ga
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Posted: 20 Oct 2003 09:43 PDT
Expires: 19 Nov 2003 08:43 PST
Question ID: 267947
What does the East German Cosmonaut Sigmund Jahn now do for a living?
Mongolia
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Subject: Re: space travel
Answered By: scriptor-ga on 20 Oct 2003 10:21 PDT
Rated:5 out of 5 stars
 
Dear mongolia,

Since 1993, Sigmund Jähn works as a consultant for the German Research
Centre for Aeronautics and Astronautics (DLR = Deutsches Zentrum für
Luft- und Raumfahrt), and as a representative for the European Space
Agency (ESA), in the "Star City" astronaut training center of Korolev,
near Moscow. With his extensive practical experience and theoretical
knowledge concerning space travel, he accompanies the European
astronauts during their training in the Russian facilities and
prepares them for their missions.


Sources:

Raumfahrer.net: Sigmund Jähn, der erste Deutsche im All
http://www.raumfahrer.net/news/raumfahrt/25082003211502.shtml

ZDF Heute Magazin: Sigmund Jähn
http://www.heute.t-online.de/ZDFheute/artikel/11/0,1367,MAG-0-2062667,00.html

Sternwarte Drebach: Sigmund Jähn
http://www.sternwarte-drebach.de/p17737.htm

Vogtländer.de: Sigmund Jähn - Der erste Deutsche im Weltall
http://www.vogtlaender.de/interessantes/jaehn.shtml

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Hope this answers your question!
Best regards,
Scriptor
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