Gherman Stepanovich Titov
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Gherman Stepanovich Titov; Colonel, Red Air Force; born September 11, 1935, Verkhneye Zhilino, Koshia Rayon, Altay Kray; married, two children. Graduated from Volgograd Military Aviation College (1957) and became a cosmonaut in 1960. He was the backup pilot for Vostok 1 and pilot for Vostok 2. In 1968, Colonel Titov graduated from the Zhukovskiy Air Force Engineering Academy, and was Assistant to the Chief Editor of the Journal of Aviation and Cosmonauts.
Gherman Titov pre-launch footage, launch and with Yuri Gagarin
