Whispers of the Sky On its last stages, the Vogtland Panorama Way® comes very close to the sky and the stars. Here it climbs the high Aschberg, here you are truly outdoors – and it becomes wonderfully quiet, quieter than anywhere else on the Vogtland Panorama Way®. Only the sky and the fresh high-altitude air are your companions.
After starting at the Aschberg, the path now steadily descends into the valley of the Zwickauer Mulde. If you continue walking a bit further, you reach Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz. Here you are truly very close to the "stars"! The birthplace of the first German in space, Sigmund Jähn, is home to the German Space Exhibition, dedicated to space travel and space research.
The exhibition area on manned spaceflight is particularly interesting. It goes without saying that the flight of the first German cosmonaut Sigmund Jähn is especially highlighted. In addition to original space suits and research equipment, there are many fascinating exhibits that tell about life in weightlessness and how the results of the flights are used in medicine, biology, industry, and everyday life.
Almost all German, but also many Russian and American cosmonauts and astronauts, have contributed personal gifts from their missions, giving this exhibition complex a special charisma.
A lasting experience is an insight into life in a very confined space. The training module of the base block of the MIR space station, where many European astronauts completed the first stage of their training, provides a lifelike impression. And another tip: Visitors experience an authentic journey to the International Space Station ISS in the space flight cinema, the impressive introduction to the exhibition.
The tour ends in Vogelsgrün, high above with a magnificent view into the Göltzsch valley.
