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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.
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 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.
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.
Aug 16, 2021 · Gherman Titov was just a month short of his 26th birthday when he flew on Vostok 2. He was the youngest person in space until 18-year-old Oliver Daemen of the Netherlands flew on Blue Origin’s sub-orbital flight of July 20, 2021.
