Gherman Titov Quotes


It is difficult to express in words the feelings of happiness and pride which fill me.


Citations

Titov, Gherman. Speech at Red Square, Moscow, 9 Aug. 1961. Quoted in Gherman Titov: First Man to Spend a Day in Space, Crosscurrents Press, 1961.

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Gherman Titov
Gherman Titov
  • Born: September 11, 1935
  • Died: September 20, 2000
  • Nationality: Russian
  • Profession: Pilot

Gherman Stepanovich Titov was a Soviet 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. A month short of 26 years old at launch, he remains the youngest person to fly in space.