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.
Anatoly Artsebarsky Anatoly Pavlovich Artsebarsky (Ukrainian: Анатолій Павлович Арцебарський ) (Russian: Анатолий Павлович Арцебарский ; born 9 September 1956) is a former Soviet cosmonaut.