V. Bykovsky & S. Jähn - Potsdam, Germany
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Bernd das Brot Team
N 52° 22.823 E 013° 03.928
33U E 368327 N 5805107
Busts of the first German astronaut and his Russian crew mate.
Waymark Code: WMT6Q1
Location: Brandenburg, Germany
Date Posted: 10/04/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
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This statue shows busts of Soviet cosmonaut Valery Bykovsky (born in 1934) and East German Astronaut Sigmund Jähn (born in 1937).

The busts are made of bronze and are about 1 ft tall. Metal rings around the necks symbolize the collars of their space suits.

The busts are placed on a granite pedestal bearing the inscription Gemeinsam auf der Erde und im All (Together on Earth and in Space).

Both men are in, or close to their 80s now, but they are still alive and well and on occasion, both still give interviews.

In 1978, the two cosmonauts performed the first joint Russian-German space flight with Soviet space craft Soyuz 31.

The statue is placed near the Helmert-Tower in Potsdam's Science Park.

The Soyuz 31 mission was mainly a geodesic survey mission and the Helmert-Tower, belonging to the German Research Centre for Geosciences is a significant geodesic landmark.

Picture (c) spacefacts.de

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