Eberhard Köllner

Eberhard Köllner
Eberhard Köllner
Born	29 September 1939; Stassfurt, Germany
Nationality	German
	Space career
Missions	Soyuz 31 (backup)
Mission insignia

Eberhard Köllner (born 29 September 1939 in Stassfurt, Germany) was selected for Soyuz 31 as the backup for Sigmund Jähn.[1]

He later became the Director of the Airforce Academy of the German Democratic Republic in the rank of an Oberst ("Colonel"), following the reunion of Germany he refused to be transferred to the (West) German Bundeswehr. He is currently working in private industries.

References

Hall, Rex; Shayler, David; Vis, Bert (2005). Russia's cosmonauts: inside the Yuri Gagarin Training Center. Birkhäuser. p. 208. ISBN 978-0-387-21894-6.

External links

Spacefacts biography of Eberhard Köllner

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[1] Hall, Rex; Shayler, David; Vis, Bert (2005). Russia's cosmonauts: inside the Yuri Gagarin Training Center. Birkhäuser. p. 208. ISBN 978-0-387-21894-6.