Gherman Titov

Titov worked between 1935 and 2000 across aircraft pilot, astronaut, writer, politician and military personnel and 1 further recorded occupations. This article rests on 15 scholarly references drawn from named institutional registers. Every statement below returns to a source shown in the evidence panel; where the record is silent or divided, the article says so instead of resolving it.

Gherman Titov studied at Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy and Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia. The recorded working language is Russian. Places of work recorded in the authority are Moscow. Positions recorded include deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union and member of the State Duma. Distinctions recorded are Order of Lenin, Hero of the Soviet Union, Order of the October Revolution and Order of Karl Marx.

• Type — Cosmonaut • Citizenship — Soviet (until 1991) Russian (1991–2000) • Birth Name — Gherman Stepanovich Titov • Born — 11 September 1935 • Died — 20 September 2000 • Birthplace — Verkhneye Zhilino, West Siberian Krai, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union • Place of death — Moscow, Russia • Resting Place — Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow • Occupation — Pilot • Rank — General-Colonel, Soviet Air Force • Selection — Air Force Group 1 • Time — 1d 01h 18m • Mission — Vostok 2 • Awards — Hero of the Soviet Union • Native Name — Герман Титов

Titov was born in the village of Verkhneye Zhilino in the Altai Krai and went to school at the Stalingrad Military Aviation School. After graduating as an air force pilot, he was selected for cosmonaut training in 1960. He flew the Vostok 2 mission launched on 6 August 1961. It lasted for 25.3 hours and he performed 17 orbits of the Earth. His call sign was Eagle. He landed close to the town of Krasny Kut in Saratov Oblast, Russia. A month short of 26 years old at launch, he is the youngest professional astronaut and person to fly to Earth orbit, and remained the youngest person to fly in space until July 2021, when his record was surpassed by a Dutch teenager, Oliver Daemen. Titov was a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, as were almost all the Soviet cosmonauts. Titov was a fine sportsman, and keen on gymnastics: Valery Bykovsky He was the first person to suffer from space sickness (motion sickness in space) and was also the first person to sleep in space. He slept for roughly one orbit and was surprised to wake with his arms floating in the air because of the absence of normal gravity. He returned to sleep after he had his arms under a security belt and slept 30 minutes more than predicted by the flight plan. He stated, "Once you have your arms and legs arranged properly, space sleep is fine.... I slept like a baby". • Illustration — Titov was the first photographer in space, when he took this picture of Earth. • Illustration — Titov (right) appears with U.S. President John F. Kennedy and American astronaut John Glenn, 1962 Though he had been suffering from space sickness during his orbit, Titov celebrated upon landing. His celebration is described as "a fit of euphoria" after landing, and on his return flight to Kubishev for debriefing, he alarmed the medical staff by opening and downing a beer, in complete violation of the rules. After landing, Titov was sent to hospital for further testing to ensure that he was not sick. After his mission, he reportedly engaged in behaviours that could be considered unacceptable for someone working within the space programme. He is reported to have been enthralled in his love of women, excessive drinking, and fast cars, which caused some to theorise that his behaviour had potentially been another side effect of the space sickness he experienced from zero gravity. Further testing revealed that not to be the case. During a widely-publicised 1962 visit to Seattle to tour the Century 21 World's Fair, Titov was asked by reporters how his space flight affected his philosophy of life. He replied: "Sometimes people are saying that God is out there. I was looking around attentively all day but I didn't find anybody there. I saw neither angels nor God". The utterance was used in Soviet anti-religion propaganda, but it was misattributed to Yuri Gagarin. Following his space flight, Titov assumed various senior positions in the Soviet space programme until his retirement in 1992. In 1995, he was elected to the State Duma as a member of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. On 20 September 2000, he died of cardiac arrest in his sauna at the age of 65 in Moscow. He was buried in the Novodevichy Cemetery.

Recorded positions include deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union and member of the State Duma. He belonged to 3rd State Duma of the Russian Federation, 2nd State Duma of the Russian Federation, 1st State Duma of the Russian Federation and First group of Soviet cosmonauts. He worked at Moscow.

Gherman Titov is recorded with the occupation military personnel. Recorded with the occupation aircraft pilot. Recorded as aircraft pilot, astronaut, writer, politician and military personnel. Established in Library of Congress under n83149291. Established in FAST under 1800087.

• Illustration — Titov on a Russian stamp Gherman Titov was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union, two Orders of Lenin, and numerous medals and foreign orders. He was bestowed the title of the Hero of Socialist Labor of Bulgaria, Hero of Labour of Viet Nam and Hero of Mongolia. He is the namesake for a crater on the far side of the Moon and an island in Ha Long Bay. On 6 August 2011, the 50th anniversary of Titov's flight, the reconstructed and expanded Gherman Titov Museum was opened in his native village of Polkovnikovo, Altai Krai. The Titov Space Centre is named after him.

How Gherman Titov was received and recognised. Titov received Honored badge of merit of the President of Ukraine in 1995. Titov received Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class in 1995. Titov received Medal "For the Development of Virgin Lands" in 1961. Titov received Star of the Socialist Republic of Romania in 1961. Titov received Hero of the Mongolian People's Republic in 1961. Titov received Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR in 1961. Titov received Hero of Socialist Labour of Bulgaria in 1962. Titov received Order of the Red Banner of Labour in 1976. Titov received Order of the October Revolution in 1985. Titov received Order of the Yugoslav Star in 1962. Titov received Hero of the Soviet Union in 1961. Titov received Order of Georgi Dimitrov in 1962. Titov received Congolese Order of Merit in 1965. Titov received Order of Sukhbaatar in 1961. Titov received Gold Star medal in 1961. Titov received Lenin Prize in 1988.

• Illustration — Titov, Nikita Khrushchev and Yuri Gagarin at Red Square in Moscow, 9 August 1961 • Russia and the USSR • Hero of the Soviet Union № 11158 (9 August 1961) • Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 3rd Class (7 September 1995) – for services to the state, achievements in work and significant contribution to strengthening friendship and cooperation between peoples • Two Orders of Lenin (17 June and 9 August 1961) • Order of the October Revolution (21 February 1985) • Order of the Red Banner of Labour (15 January 1976) • Lenin Prize (1988) • Medal "For the Development of Virgin Lands" (August 1961) • Honoured specialist of the Armed Forces of the USSR (15 August 1991) – for outstanding service to the Soviet state in the country's defence capacity and professional skill • Honoured Master of Sports (1961) • Pilot-cosmonaut of the Soviet Union (9 August 1961) • Honorary Citizen of Barnaul • Illustration — Titov on a Moldovan stamp

• Hero of Labour of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (21 January 1962) • Order of Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam) • Friendship Order (Vietnam) • Hero of Socialist Labour of the People's Republic of Bulgaria (27 September 1962) • Order of Georgi Dimitrov (Bulgaria, 27 September 1962). • Medal "25 Years of People's Power" (Bulgaria) • Medal "100th Anniversary of the Birth of Georgi Dimitrov" (Bulgaria, 14 February 1983) • Hero of the Mongolian People's Republic (10 December 1961) • Order of Sukhbaatar (Mongolia, 10 December 1961) • Medal "30 Years of Victory over Japan's militarist" (Mongolia, 8 January 1976) • Order of Karl Marx (East Germany, 1 September 1961) • Gold Medal "for exemplary work" (East Germany, 4 September 1961) • Star of the Republic of Indonesia, 2nd Class (9 January 1962) • Order of the Yugoslav Star with sash (19 September 1962) • Order of the Star of Romania, 1st Class (14 October 1961) • Order of the Star of the Republic of the Congo (Congo, 1965) • Order of Friendship and Cooperation (Syria, 1988) • Honour of the President of Ukraine (11 April 1995) – for outstanding contributions to the development of space rocket systems, the strengthening of international cooperation in space industry and in conjunction with the 10th anniversary of the first flight of the launch vehicle Zenit

In Arthur C. Clarke's 1982 book, 2010: Odyssey Two (and the 1984 film adaptation 2010), the opening scene features a conversation between Dimitri Moisevitch of the Soviet Space Council and Dr. Heywood Floyd. When Moisevitch informs Floyd that the Soviets will be travelling to Jupiter on their new spaceship the Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov, Floyd is puzzled, expecting that the ship was to be named after Gherman Titov. In the book, Moisevitch just mentions that it has been changed to Leonov; in the film, he comments without elaboration that Titov has fallen out of favour. BBC Radio 4's Afternoon Play on 12 April 2011, Titanium, features Titov as narrator during the training and flight of Yuri Gagarin. It was part of a week to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Gagarin's flight.