General Gherman Titov Autographs, Memorabilia & Collectibles
GENERAL GHERMAN TITOV
Born: September 11, 1935 in Altai Krai, Russian SFSR
Died: September 20, 2000 in Moscow, Russia
Died: September 20, 2000 in Moscow, Russia
Gherman Stepanovich Titov (11 September 1935 – 20 September 2000) was 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. Titov was the fourth man in space after Gagarin and Americans Alan Shepard and Gus Grissom (the latter two made suborbital voyages).
Titov's flight finally proved that humans could live and work in space. He was the first person to orbit the Earth multiple times (a total of 17), to spend more than a day in space, to sleep in orbit and to suffer from space sickness. He was the first to pilot a spaceship personally and he made the first manual photographs from orbit, thus setting a record for modern space photography. A month short of 26 years old at launch, he remains the youngest person to fly in space.
In his subsequent life Titov continued to work for the Soviet space program, playing a major role in Spiral project where he trained to become the first pilot of an orbital spaceplane. However, after the death of Yuri Gagarin in a military aircraft accident in 1968 the Soviet government decided it couldn't afford to lose its second cosmonaut, and so Titov's career as test pilot ended.
Titov served in the Soviet Air Force and become General-Colonel, and in his final years in post-Soviet Russia he became a Communist politician.
Titov's flight finally proved that humans could live and work in space. He was the first person to orbit the Earth multiple times (a total of 17), to spend more than a day in space, to sleep in orbit and to suffer from space sickness. He was the first to pilot a spaceship personally and he made the first manual photographs from orbit, thus setting a record for modern space photography. A month short of 26 years old at launch, he remains the youngest person to fly in space.
In his subsequent life Titov continued to work for the Soviet space program, playing a major role in Spiral project where he trained to become the first pilot of an orbital spaceplane. However, after the death of Yuri Gagarin in a military aircraft accident in 1968 the Soviet government decided it couldn't afford to lose its second cosmonaut, and so Titov's career as test pilot ended.
Titov served in the Soviet Air Force and become General-Colonel, and in his final years in post-Soviet Russia he became a Communist politician.
Film Credits
2005 Conquering Space: The Moon and Beyond (Other), 1998 Cold War (in person), 1961 Unser Sandmännchen (in person), 2009 Cosmonaut (Other)
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GHERMAN TITOV Cyrillic signature of the cosmonaut, still the youngest human to travel in space Signature: "Titov" (in Cyrillic), 6x4 card. Gherman Titov (1935-2000) was the second Soviet cosmonaut in space (following Yuri Gagarin). read more...
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GHERMAN TITOV 3½x4¾ black and white photograph signed by the Russian cosmonaut Photograph signed: "Titov" in Russian. B/w, 3½x4¾. Gherman read more...
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GHERMAN TITOV The second soviet cosmonaut in space signs a color photograph showing him, John Glenn, and JFK in the first United States visit by a Soviet cosmonaut Photograph signed: "Gherman Titov/8.01.95" in silver ink. Color, 10x8. read more...
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COSMONAUTS Seventeen veterans of the first decade of the Soviet space program sign the half-title page of a Russian-language book, The Conquering of Space Book signed: "V. Tereshkova", "A. Leonov", "Nikolayev", "V. read more...
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COSMONAUT PIONEERS Seven cosmonauts, including three of "the firsts" in space, pen their names on this commemorative cover Commemorative Cover signed: "Titov/12.4.76", "A. Leonov", "Popovich", "Bykovski", "V. Tereshkova", "B. read more...
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GHERMAN TITOV 4x5¾ photo postcard depicting the Russian cosmonaut Printed Photograph signed in Ink: "Titov" in Russian. Color, 4x5¾ overall, image 3¾x4½ (one surface). Signed on image. Russian-captioned postcard depicting the second Soviet cosmonaut in space. read more...
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GHERMAN TITOV The second man to orbit Earth signs a Hungarian postage stamp created to honor his achievement Stamp signed: "Titov" 1¾x1¼. Hungarian 60 fillér stamp bearing Titov's image and a fanciful version of his space vehicle. read more...
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1989 WORLD STAMP EXPO: BUZZ ALDRIN, GHERMAN TITOV, LEVON K. MANUKIAN and GORDON C. MORISON The two famous astronauts as well as both an American and a Russian member of the philatelic community read more...
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YURI GAGARIN and GHERMAN TITOV The first two cosmonauts to orbit the Earth sign this 5¾x4 postcard photo Photograph signed: "Titov" and "Gagarin" in Russian. Color, 5¾x4. Date of September 16, 1961, printed in Russian on verso. read more...
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VOSTOK COSMONAUTS: YURI GAGARIN, GHERMAN S. TITOV and PAVYEL POPOVICH The three cosmonauts sign this 4½x3½ black and white photo Photograph signed: "Gagarin" "Titov" and "Popovich" in Russian. read more...
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VOSTOK COSMONAUTS: YURI GAGARIN, GHERMAN S. TITOV, ANDRIYAN NIKOLAYEV and PAVYEL POPOVICH 6x4½ signed photograph of the first four Soviets in space Photograph signed: read more...
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COSMONAUTS: YURI GAGARIN, ANDRIAN NIKOLAYEV, PAVEL POPOVICH and GHERMAN TITOV 6x4 photo of the first four cosmonauts to journey into space Photograph signed: " read more...
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COSMONAUTS: YURI GAGARIN, GHERMAN S. TITOV, ANDRIYAN NIKOLAYEV and PAVYEL POPOVICH The first four cosmonauts in space pen their names on this 6x4¼ black and white photo Photograph read more...
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SOVIET COSMONAUTS: VOSTOK PROGRAM Rare 7¼x4¾ photo signed by all six of the first Soviet cosmonauts in space Photograph signed: "Gagarin", read more...
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COSMONAUTS (1st Six): YURI GAGARIN, ANDRIAN NIKOLAYEV, PAVEL R. POPOVICH and GHERMAN TITOV, VALENTINA TERESHKOVA and VALERY BYKOVSKY The first six Soviets to travel in space sign this typed read more...
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$2,000.00
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JOHN GLENN and GHERMAN TITOV Collection containing pieces signed by the two space explorers Comprises: (1) JOHN GLENN. Photograph signed: "John Glenn". Color, 5¼x½. read more...
Sale Price $1,360.00
$1,600.00