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Gherman Stepanovich Titov (Russian: Герман Степанович Титов; 11 September 1935 – 20 September 2000) was a Soviet and Russian cosmonaut who, on 6 August 1961, became the second human to orbit the Earth, aboard Vostok 2, preceded by Yuri Gagarin on Vostok 1.
Gherman Stepanovich Titov was a Soviet cosmonaut who piloted the Vostok 2 spacecraft, launched on August 6, 1961, on the first manned spaceflight of more than a single orbit; Yury Gagarin had made the first orbit of Earth on April 12, 1961.
Gherman Stepanovich Titov. 1935-Soviet cosmonaut who was the first human to spend an entire day in orbit. Titov's flight, originally scheduled for three orbits, was extended to seventeen in order to break the 24-hour mark. Titov made the first television broadcasts from space, giving a "tour" of the cabin and commenting on the sights below.
Sep 22, 2000 · Gen. Gherman Stepanovich Titov, a fighter pilot who in 1961 became the second Russian to fly in space and the first man to sleep there, died on Wednesday while taking a sauna in his apartment...
May 16, 2016 · With his healthy supply of attitude, Gherman Titov embodied the youthful, rebellious spirit that drove both the early US and Soviet space programs.
May 3, 2022 · In May 1962, Soviet cosmonaut Gherman S. Titov, who completed the one-day Vostok 2 mission the previous August, visited the United States on a 12-day tour.
Aug 16, 2021 · Soviet Air Force Major Gherman Titov became the second person in orbit, spending an entire day circling the Earth in 1961. Since he was able to sleep in space, it proved humans could not only work in the weightless environment, but live there too. However, in doing so, Titov also became the first to oversleep in space.
Aug 5, 2011 · Gherman Titov was the youngest person ever launched into space, the first to get space-sick, and the first to take along a camera.
Gherman Stepanovich Titov was a Soviet and Russian cosmonaut who, on 6 August 1961, became the second human to orbit the Earth, aboard Vostok 2, preceded by Yuri Gagarin on Vostok 1. He was the fourth person in space, counting suborbital voyages of US astronauts Alan Shepard and Gus Grissom.
Soviet cosmonaut Gherman Titov piloted the Vostok 2 spacecraft, launched on Aug. 6, 1961, on the first manned spaceflight of more than a single orbit. Fellow cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin had made the first orbit of Earth on April 12, 1961.
