Gherman Titov

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Gherman Stepanovich Titov (Russian: Герман Степанович Титов; September 11, 1935, Verkhnee Zhilino – September 20, 2000, Moscow) was a Soviet cosmonaut and the second person to orbit the Earth. Image File history File links de: German Stepanowitsch Titow (* 1935; † 2000) war ein sowjetischer Kosmonaut. ... Image File history File links de: German Stepanowitsch Titow (* 1935; † 2000) war ein sowjetischer Kosmonaut. ... German Titov can refer to: It could be the Russian cosmonaut whose name is also spelled Gherman Titov, who was the second person to orbit the earth. ... September 11 is the 254th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (255th in leap years). ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... September 20 is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years). ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Moscow (Russian: Москва́, Moskva, IPA: â–¶(?)) is the capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva. ... State motto (Russian): Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Transliterated: Proletarii vsekh stran, soedinyaytes!) (Translated: Workers of the world, unite!) Capital Moscow Official language None; Russian (de facto) Government Federation of Socialist republics/ Communist state Area  - Total  - % water Largest on the planet 22,402,200 km² ?% Population  - Total  - Density 3rd before collapse 293,047,571 (July... U.S. Space Shuttle astronaut Bruce McCandless II using a manned maneuvering unit (MMU) outside the Challenger in 1984. ...

After graduating as an air force pilot, he was selected for cosmonaut training in 1960, and from there was chosen to fly the Vostok 2 mission launched in August the following year. His call sign in this flight was Eagle (Russian: Орёл). A month short of 26 years old at launch, he remains the youngest person to fly in space. 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Gherman Titov Vostok 2 was a Soviet space mission which carried cosmonaut Gherman Titov into orbit for a full day in order to study the effects of a more prolonged period of weightlessness on the human body. ... Genera Several, see below. ...

In August 1961, he was the first person to suffer from "space sickness" (i.e. motion sickness in space). Space sickness is what astronauts go through when they adapt to zero gravity. ...

Following his spaceflight, Titov went on to assume 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. He died of a heart attack in his sauna at age 65. 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The State Duma (Russian: Государственная дума (Gosudarstvennaya Duma), common abbreviation: Госдума (Gosduma)) in the Russian Federation is the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia (legislature), the upper house being the Federation Council of Russia. ... Communist Party of Russia could reasonably refer to Russian Social Democratic Labour Party the precessor of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union or two modern parties: Communist Party of the RSFSR Communist Party of the Russian Federation This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages... A myocardial infarction occurs when an atherosclerotic plaque slowly builds up in the inner lining of a coronary artery and then suddenly ruptures, totally occluding the artery and preventing blood flow downstream. ...

Gherman Titov was awarded two Orders of Lenin, numerous medals, and foreign orders. He was also bestowed a title of the Hero of Socialist Labor of Bulgaria, Hero of Labor of Vietnam, and Hero of Mongolia. A crater on the far side of the Moon is named after Titov. The Order of Lenin (ru: Орден Ленина), named after the leader of the Russian Revolution, was the second highest national order of the Soviet Union (Highest was the Order of Victory). ... Titov is a relatively small lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon. ... Far side of the Moon. ...

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