Historians of East Germany often see the state as future-looking, but questions remain about the kinds of futures that East Germans expected. Youth space education provides one example of how East Germans thought about the future. Across the country, spaceflight formed an important part of youth education through books, the Jugendweihe, and places like cosmonaut clubs. Although these activities show how East German adults taught children about space travel, they also illuminate expectations for the future of spaceflight and the future of East Germany's children. In a state that continually proclaimed the imminent future of everyday spaceflight, East German adults, even party members, adopted a particular vision of the future. They taught children that the ideas of space travel would be important for their lives on Earth, while simultaneously questioning the state's optimistic vision for everyday spaceflight.

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青年太空教育与东德的未来

东德的历史学家经常认为这个国家是面向未来的，但东德人所期望的未来类型仍然存在疑问。青年太空教育提供了东德人如何思考未来的一个例子。在全国范围内，航天通过书籍、青年围合和宇航员俱乐部等场所成为青少年教育的重要组成部分。虽然这些活动展示了东德成年人如何教孩子们太空旅行，但它们也阐明了对太空飞行的未来和东德儿童未来的期望。在一个不断宣布日常太空飞行迫在眉睫的未来的状态下，东德成年人，甚至党员，都对未来抱有特定的看法。他们教孩子们太空旅行的想法对他们在地球上的生活很重要，