Gherman Titov
Gherman Titov, the Soviet cosmonaut who was the first man to spend more than a day in orbit, died in Moscow while in a sauna. He was 65. Titov made the second manned Soviet flight, on Aug. 6-7, 1961, while 25 years old, staying up for 25 hr. and 18 min. Yuri Gagarin's flight on the preceding Apr. 12...
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