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| Date | Prime cosmonaut | Backup cosmonaut | Nation | Mission |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 3, 1978 | Vladimír Remek | Oldrich Pelcak | Czechoslovakia | Soyuz 28 |
| June 27, 1978 | Miroslaw Hermaszewski | Zenon Jankowski | Poland | Soyuz 30 |
| August 26, 1978 | Sigmund JähnSigmund Werner Paul Jahn (born February 13, 1937) was the first German astronaut (or actually cosmonaut). He was born in Morgenrothe-Rautenkranz, Vogtland, Germany. From 1943 to 1951 he attended school in his hometown, and after school trained as a printe | Eberhard Köllner | East GermanyFor the historical eastern German provinces, see Eastern Germany East Germany officially the German Democratic Republic GDR , German Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR , was a Communist Party-led state that existed from 1949 to 1990 in the former Soviet | Soyuz 31Crew Launched Valery Bykovsky (3) Sigmund Jahn German Democratic Republic (1) Landed Vladimir Kovalyonok (2) Aleksandr Ivanchenkov (1) (1) number of spaceflights each crew member has completed, including this mission. Mission Parameters Mass 6800 kg Perig |
| April 10April 10 is the 100th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (101st in leap years). There are 265 days remaining. April Tenth" is also a song by the band Garbage. It was released on the B-side of the "Shut Your Mouth" single from the beautifulgarbage a, 1979Events January-February January 1 Sino-American relations: United States and the People's Republic of China establish diplomatic relations January 4 State of Ohio agrees to pay $675,000 to families of dead and injured in Kent State University shootings. | Georgi IvanovGeorgi Ivanov (ne Kakalov born July 2, 1940) was the first Bulgarian cosmonaut, and later a member of the Bulgarian National Assembly. Born in Lovech, Kakalov attended university in Sofia, earning a Ph. D in engineering. After completing his doctorate, he | Aleksandr P. AleksandrovAleksandr Pavlovich Aleksandrov ( Cyrillic born February 20 1943) is a former Russian cosmonaut. Born in Moscow, Russia, he graduated from Moscow Bauman-Highschool in 1969 with a doctorate degree, specialised on spacecraft steering systems. He was selecte | Bulgaria | Soyuz 33 |
| May 26, 1980 | Bertalan Farkas | Bela Magyari | Hungary | Soyuz 36 |
| July 23, 1980 | Tuân Pham | Thanh Liem Bui | Vietnam | Soyuz 37 |
| September 18, 1980 | Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez | Jose Lopez Falcon | Cuba | Soyuz 38 |
| March 23, 1981 | Zhugderdemidiyn Gurragcha | Maidarzhavyn Ganzorig | Mongolia | Soyuz 39 |
| May 14, 1981 | Dumitru Prunariu | Dumitru Dediu | Romania | Soyuz 40 |