German Titov
Soviet cosmonaut
Born on: September 11, 1935Died on: September 20, 2000
Aged: 65 years 9 days (780 months)
Nationality: Russian
Birth Sign: Virgo
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. 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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