Gherman Titov, the bad boy cosmonaut turned elder statesman of space
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I think you mean nearly the distance from the Earth to the Moon and back.
[moonsharksays]Moonshark so excited about moon that Moonshark forget everything about math. Moonshark is sorry and has make fix.[/moonsharksays]
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Is it just me, or does Titov's difficulties in the '60s have "alcoholic" written all over them?
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[url=http://meincmagazine.com/civis/viewtopic.php?p=31193023#p31193023:lpycwwoi said:
Sadly not uncommon in Russian men of that period. Not exactly a rare sight nowadays either.
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All is forgiven Moonshark! <3[url=http://meincmagazine.com/civis/viewtopic.php?p=31192961#p31192961:1d4pp42f said:
---Insert obligatory "In Mother Russia moon math mistake makes you" joke here.---
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I really have nothing to add here. Just wanted to say how much I enjoy these pieces, and how the diversity and depth of the articles posted make Ars Technica my favourite site!
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Well done article. About the right length and depth. Definitely perusing the list of recommended reading.
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You have to wonder if they did psych tests to early Astronauts and Cosmonauts. If they came back 100% sane, they weren't allowed in. No sane person would sit on thousands of gallons of rocket fuel in those early days.
Great article! Moonshark sounds like a Roger Moore era Bond flick.
Great article! Moonshark sounds like a Roger Moore era Bond flick.
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Excellent article! Congratulations.
It's funny how the unruly are the ones that handle conditions outside the box best.
I'm surprised that he transitioned into a good administrator.
It's funny how the unruly are the ones that handle conditions outside the box best.
I'm surprised that he transitioned into a good administrator.
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As someone who's moderately familiar with spaceflight history, I actually knew very little about Titov. Great article, and thanks for the history lesson!
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Didn't know a thing about this guy before reading this. Superb article
What a great man.
What a great man.
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[url=http://meincmagazine.com/civis/viewtopic.php?p=31193023#p31193023:3p2hwadg said:
There is no evidence (or even allegations) of that on the Internet. There are alcoholism allegations about Gagarin (the first soviet cosmonaut) but not Titov.
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Thank you for a great article. These guys were the rock stars of the Soviet Union, as Stalinism was thankfully gone they didn't end up with a bullet to the head but could enjoy a little taste of freedom.
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He sounds like a submariner. Damn this guy sounds like an awesome human being! Thank you for this article!
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Titov wasn't first because the second flight would be much longer than Gagarin's solo, and it was felt that Titov was much stronger, at least according to the excellent spacerockethistory.com and related pod cast (highly recommended as well).
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So Gagarin and Titov were crashing cars like crazy? Does this mean that all drivers in Russia have to pay tribute to the first and second Russian men in space? Also, paying tribute to Titov with dash cams because he was basically the first to shoot photos and take footage in space? Seriously though, this is a great article. I had only known very little about Titov other than he was the second to go up.
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"Titov wasn't first because the second flight would be much longer"
The space firsts were done mainly as PR moves for the Soviets. Who flew first was most certainly because of the perceived PR value of Gagarin. References to these guys - flying in the age of Elvis - as "rock stars" are entirely appropriate.
The space firsts were done mainly as PR moves for the Soviets. Who flew first was most certainly because of the perceived PR value of Gagarin. References to these guys - flying in the age of Elvis - as "rock stars" are entirely appropriate.
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American astronauts were also regarded as "impossibly brave" by the general American public.
They were heroes.
They were also regarded as "a little bit mad".
Heroes get away with things....John Glen tried to rein in his fellow astronauts from getting a bit too stroppy..
John Glen was a similar hero to Gagarin and Titov.
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Cosmonauts were obviously regarded with total awe and admiration in Russia.
Look at the welcome the Soviet Union gave Yuri Gagarin when he managed to get back from space alive.
The Soviet Union gave Gagarin a "Gazillion and one gun salute" and pinned the medal "Hero of the Soviet Union" to his chest.
(You can see the actual footage of the Russian artillery pieces firing in honour of Gagarin in the film The Right Stuff.)
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When I said "a little bit mad" I was referring to how Americans regard the Navy Seals or the British regard the SAS.
People so well trained and mentally and physically tough they can't be regarded as "ordinary people".
They were heroes.
They were also regarded as "a little bit mad".
Heroes get away with things....John Glen tried to rein in his fellow astronauts from getting a bit too stroppy..
John Glen was a similar hero to Gagarin and Titov.
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Cosmonauts were obviously regarded with total awe and admiration in Russia.
Look at the welcome the Soviet Union gave Yuri Gagarin when he managed to get back from space alive.
The Soviet Union gave Gagarin a "Gazillion and one gun salute" and pinned the medal "Hero of the Soviet Union" to his chest.
(You can see the actual footage of the Russian artillery pieces firing in honour of Gagarin in the film The Right Stuff.)
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When I said "a little bit mad" I was referring to how Americans regard the Navy Seals or the British regard the SAS.
People so well trained and mentally and physically tough they can't be regarded as "ordinary people".
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The story mentions that Kamarin felt Titov was better suited to the longer second flight. I'm sure there can be more than one reason and both sound like they'd have been important. Gagarin was definitely a PR choice as well.[url=http://arstechnica.co.uk/civis/viewtopic.php?p=31196541#p31196541:11thphqa said:
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