Gherman Titov
Gherman Titov
Gherman Stepanovich Titovwas 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...
NationalityRussian
ProfessionAstronaut
Date of Birth11 September 1935
CountryRussian Federation
Gherman Titov quotes about
hungry technology
We were young, we were pilots, and we were hungry to test the new technology of 'space machines.' And we all wanted to be first.
careers course life
We thought our careers as cosmonauts - we were young then - would end with a flight to Mars. But, you see, life has made some course corrections.
experience flew flight pity space
It's a pity I flew only once. A space flight is like a drug - once you experience it, you can't think of anything else.
difficult express feelings fill happiness
It is difficult to express in words the feelings of happiness and pride which fill me.
convenient knew leadership
I wasn't a very convenient person for the leadership. I had my own opinion about things and knew how to insist on this.
moon eagles star-gazing
I am eagle, I am eagle!
believe angel men
Some say God is living there [in space]. I was looking around very attentively, but I did not see anyone there. I did not detect either angels or gods....I don't believe in God. I believe in man - his strength, his possibilities, his reason.
sky atheism faces
I am high in the sky, and still I do not see the face of god.
rockets responding wells
The Retrofire rockets seem to be responding well
believe men reason
I don't believe in God. I believe in man -- in his strength, his possibilities, and his reason.