Astronaut and Cosmonaut Candidates from Germany

Candidates from the GDR    

GDR
Surname Given names Date of Birth Place of Birth Selection Position Status Marital status Children Date of Death Place of Death
Berger Rolf 29.12.1936 Leipzig ??.11.1976 RC Ret. ??.??.????     29.07.2009 Strausberg
Boback Heinz 06.08.1940 Grubditz, OT Falkenberg 01.10.1978 RC Ret. 26.10.1976        
Golbs Eberhard 01.03.1933 Löbau ??.11.1976 RC Ret. ??.??.????        
Haufe Christian 20.08.1940 Bautzen 01.10.1978 RC Ret. 05.11.1976     16.03.2021 ?
Jenichen Manfred 28.09.1941 Oberlichtenau 26.10.1976 RC Ret. 29.10.1976     11.07.2013 ?
Misch Peter 23.07.1951 Erfurt 26.10.1976 RC Ret. 05.11.1976        
Wehner Wolfgang 30.12.1939 Heidenau 01.10.1976 RC Ret. 26.10.1976        

Germany
Surname Given names Date of Birth Place of Birth Selection Position Status Marital status Children Date of Death Place of Death
Clausen Kai Friedrich 18.02.1943   ??.??.1977 PSP Ret. 22.12.1977        
Schwenn Rainer 22.04.1941 Berlin 22.08.1977 PSP Ret. ??.??.1977 married three 29.09.2017 ?
Sengespeik Dietmar Albert Fritz 25.07.1937 Tost / Poland 22.08.1977 PSP Ret. ??.??.1977 married one    

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