Gherman Titov

Soviet cosmonaut (1935-2000) · Russia · On the map · Astronauts · Died at 65

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.

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2000Died20 September 20001995Honored badge of merit of the President of UkraineAwardOrder "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd classAward1985Order of the October RevolutionAward1976Order of the Red Banner of LabourAward1965Congolese Order of MeritAward1962Hero of Socialist Labour of BulgariaAwardOrder of Georgi DimitrovAward1961Gold Star medalAwardHero of the Mongolian People's RepublicAwardHonoured Master of Sports of the USSRAwardMedal "For the Development of Virgin Lands"AwardOrder of Karl MarxAwardOrder of SukhbaatarAwardStar of the Socialist Republic of RomaniaAward1935Born11 September 1935

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Father Stepan Titov

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Titov (right) appears with U.S. President John F. Kennedy and American astronaut John Glenn, 1962

Titov on a Russian stamp

Titov, Nikita Khrushchev and Yuri Gagarin at Red Square in Moscow, 9 August 1961

Titov on a Moldovan stamp

Awards

Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class1995

Honored badge of merit of the President of Ukraine1995

Lenin Prize1988

Order of the October Revolution1985

Order of the Red Banner of Labour1976

Congolese Order of Merit1965

Hero of Socialist Labour of Bulgaria1962

Order of Georgi Dimitrov1962

Order of the Yugoslav Star1962

Order of Lenin1961

Hero of the Soviet Union1961

Order of Karl Marx1961

Medal "For the Development of Virgin Lands"1961

Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR1961

Hero of the Mongolian People's Republic1961

Order of Sukhbaatar1961

Star of the Socialist Republic of Romania1961

Gold Star medal1961

Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class

Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR

Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR"

Medal "For Impeccable Service", 3rd class

Medal "For Impeccable Service", 2nd class

Jubilee Medal "30 Years of the Victory over militaristic Japan"

Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"

Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"

Jubilee Medal "40 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"

Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"

Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"

Jubilee Medal "70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"

Medal "In Commemoration of the 1500th Anniversary of Kyiv"

Medal "For Impeccable Service", 1st class

Graduate Badge of a Higher Military School in the Soviet Union

Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Gratitude

Hero of Labour

Star of the Republic of Indonesia

Order of Hồ Chí Minh

Order of the Yugoslav Flag

Friendship Order

About this person

Born in Altai Krai in western Siberia, Titov was the first spacefarer born in Asia. At 25 years old at launch, he remains the youngest professional astronaut and the youngest person to fly in Earth orbit.

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Russia