On Aug. 26, 1978, cosmonaut and pilot Sigmund Jähn became the first German to fly in space. Discover more space history 👉https://trib.al/3FM568Y Jähn was an experienced pilot for the East German Air Force and studied at the Gagarin Air Force Academy in the Soviet Union in the 1960s. In 1976, he and one other German pilot were selected for the Interkosmos program, which was designed to help the Soviet Union's allies with space missions. Jähn joined three Soviet cosmonauts on the Soyuz 31 mission

China has taken another major step in its ambitious space programme. Three astronauts successfully took off on the Shenzhou-13 spacecraft, embarking on a six-month mission at the Tiangong space station. | HOY International Business Channel