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.
Hugo Jahnke Hugo Jahnke (March 6, 1886 in Stockholm – January 12, 1939) was a Swedish gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.