Gherman Titov

High school (ages 12+)
Space & Astronomy

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/gherman-titov

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Gherman Titov born?September 11, 1935
2. When did Gherman Titov die?September 20, 2000
3. What is the spacecraft?Vostok 2
4. What is the number of orbits?17
5. Who was Gherman Titov?Gherman Titov was a brave cosmonaut who flew to space and saw Earth from above.
6. What was special about his space flight?He stayed in space for more than 25 hours, completing 17 orbits of Earth—longer than any other cosmonaut before him.

Vostok Program: The Soviet space program responsible for the first human spaceflights.
Space Sickness: A form of motion sickness caused by the effects of microgravity on the inner ear.
Orbital Spaceplane: A type of spacecraft designed to fly in orbit and potentially land like an airplane.
Cosmonautics Day: Celebrated annually on April 12th, commemorating the first human spaceflight.