Editing Sigmund Jähn (section)

== Commendations ==

[[File:Sigmund Jähn Portrait TU Berlin.jpg|thumb|upright|Jähn in 2009]]
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* 1977: [[Meritorious Military Pilot of the German Democratic Republic]]
* 1978: [[Hero of the Soviet Union]]
* 1978: [[Hero of the German Democratic Republic|Hero of the GDR]]
* 1978: [[Order of Karl Marx]] (according to award regulations, [[Hero of the German Democratic Republic|Hero of the GDR]])
* 1978: [[:de:Leibniz-Medaille (Berlin)|Leibniz Medal]] from the [[German Academy of Sciences at Berlin|Academy of Sciences of the GDR]]
* Sigmund Jähn was the only recipient of the honorary title of ''[[:de:Fliegerkosmonaut der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik|Fliegerkosmonaut der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik]]''
* The space flight planetarium on [[:de:Peißnitzinsel|Peißnitzinsel]] in [[Halle (Saale)]], opened 1978, was named after him. After the building was demolished due to flood damage, the name ''Planetarium Halle (Saale)'' was chosen for the site built in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lasch |first=Hendrik |title=Im All geehrt, in Halle nicht |trans-title=Honored in Space, Not in Halle |url=https://www.nd-aktuell.de/artikel/1148767.sigmund-jaehn-im-all-geehrt-in-halle-nicht.html |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=[[Neues Deutschland]] |language=de}}</ref>
* 1978: [[Honorary citizenship|Honorary citizen]] of [[East Berlin]]. The picture of the cosmonauts Jähn and Bykowski hangs in the Gallery of Honor of the [[Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin|Berlin House of Representatives]].
* The ''Deutsche Seereederei Rostock'' named its second cargo ship the ''Fliegerkosmonaut der DDR Sigmund Jähn'' and was put into service on March 30, 1979; the ship was part of the series "Freighter 'Cam Doussié' (Type Neptun, 4th modification)", [[:de:Neptun 421|NEPTUN-421]] (DSR).
** This was not only the longest DSR ship name of all time, but also the longest in the world at the time, which is said to have even been included in the Guinness Book of Records. Sigmund Jähn was embarrassed by this.
* September 25, 1979: Elementary school in [[:de:Fürstenwalde/Spree|Fürstenwalde/Spree]] named after Sigmund Jähn.
* In 1979, the cosmonaut center in the Küchwald recreational area in Karl-Marx-Stadt (now [[Chemnitz]]) was given the honorary name “Sigmund Jähn”, which still remains today.
* 1979: The observatory [[:de:Sternwarte und Planetarium „Sigmund Jähn“ Rodewisch|''Sternwarte und Planetarium in Rodewisch'']] are named after Jähn.
* In 1982, the GST flight school in [[Jahnsdorf]] was given the honorary name of the GST ''Fliegerkosmonaut Sigmund Jähn'' flight school and a monument was constructed.
* On October 5, 1982: Honorary citizen of his home town of [[Strausberg]] near Berlin.
* 1998: [[:de:Deutsch-Russisches Forum#Dr.-Friedrich-Joseph-Haass-Preis|Dr. Friedrich Joseph Haass-Preis]] of the [[:de:Deutsch-Russisches Forum|German-Russian Forum]].
* 1999: Golden Hen Media Prize. The pop group [[Die Prinzen]] released their song ''“Wer ist Sigmund Jähn?”'' (Who is Sigmund Jähn?) that year on their album ''"So viel Spaß für wenig Geld"''.<ref>{{Citation |title=Die Prinzen - Wer ist Sigmund Jähn? |language=de|url=https://hitparade.ch/song/Die-Prinzen/Wer-ist-Sigmund-Jaehn-33824 |access-date=2023-11-17}}</ref>
* In 2001, the asteroid 1998 BF14, discovered on January 27, 1998, at the [[Drebach]] public observatory in the [[Ore Mountains]], was named after Jähn and is designated ''[[:de:(17737) Sigmundjähn|(17737) Sigmundjähn]]''.
* 2002: [[Honorary citizenship|Honorary citizen]] of [[Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz]].
* January 20, 2007: [[Honorary citizenship|Honorary citizen]] of [[Neuhardenberg]]. A memorial plaque was unveiled there in Jähn's former home (in Marxwalde).
* 2011: Honorary member of the [[:de:Leibniz-Sozietät der Wissenschaften zu Berlin|Leibniz Society of Sciences in Berlin]].
* May 3, 2012: (for the second time) [[Honorary citizenship|honorary citizen]] of his home town of [[Strausberg]].
* The German astronaut [[Alexander Gerst]] took a badge with pictures of Bykowski and Jähn on his first flight to the ISS in 2014 and sent Jähn a photo of it.<ref name="Hensel Warum ist" />
* On September 29, 2017, a primary school in [[Dommitzsch]], Saxony, was named after the cosmonaut.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Website der Stadtverwaltung: Stadt Dommitzsch |url=https://www.dommitzsch.de/index.php?modul=grundschule |access-date=17 November 2023 |website=www.dommitzsch.de}}</ref>
* Since January 1, 2020, the former "Bahnhofstrasse" street in Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz has been called "Dr.-Sigmund-Jähn-Strasse".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dr.-Sigmund-Jähn-Straße in Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz offiziell enthüllt {{!}} Freie Presse - Oberes Vogtland |url=https://www.freiepresse.de/vogtland/oberes-vogtland/dr-sigmund-jaehn-strasse-in-morgenroethe-rautenkranz-offiziell-enthuellt-artikel10717218 |access-date=17 November 2023 |website=[[Freie Presse (Saxony)|Freie Presse]] |language=de}}</ref>