Gherman Titov

Soviet cosmonaut (1935-2000).

Born September 13th, 1935 in Verkh-Zhilino. [ref]

Died September 20th, 2000 at 65 years old in Moscow (heart failure). [ref]

Occupations
aircraft pilot, astronaut, member of the State Duma, military personnel, politician, scientist, writer
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You’ll drift apart, it’s true, but you’ll be out in the open, part of everything alive again. Philip Pullman