Which person flew into space first, Ivan Bella or Sigmund Jähn?
Ivan Bella Ivan Bella (born 25 May 1964 in Brezno, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia)) is a Slovak Air Force officer who became the first Slovak citizen to fly in space. He participated in an eight-day joint Russian-French-Slovak mission to the Mir space station in 1999.
Max Valier Max Valier (February 9, 1895 – May 17, 1930) was an Austrian rocketry pioneer. He helped found the German "Verein für Raumschiffahrt" (VfR - "Spaceflight Society") that would bring together many of the minds that would later make spaceflight a reality in the 20th century.