On This Day in History August 6, 1961: Russian Cosmonaut Major Gherman Stepanovich Titov (September 11, 1933 - September 20, 2000) spends 25 hours in space orbiting the Earth in the Vostok II spacecraft. In total Major Titov does 17 orbits before returning to Earth. His accomplishments came four months after fellow Russian Cosmonaut Major Yuri Gagarin became the first human to journey to outerspace. Major Titov became the second human in outerspace and the first human to spend an entire day there. Upon his return, Major Titov was awarded the Soviet Union Medal and the Order of Lenin. #MajorGhermanStepanovichTitov #VostokII #RussianSpaceProgram #RussianHistory #SecondHumaninSpace #Science #ScienceRocks #ScientificHistory #OnThisDayinHistory #ThisDayinHistory #HistoryToday #TodayinHistory #History #Historia #Histoire #Istoriya #история #HistorySisco
