STP49 - Gherman Titov - The Forgotten Man? - 60 Years Since Vostok 2 - With Stephen Walker

This week it's the 60th anniversary of the flight of Gherman Titov on Vostok 2. One of the most colourful characters of the Soviet Union space program and someone who we should all know more about, but we don't. So we asked Stephen Walker to come and talk to us about him and his life.Stephen Walker:Find out more and order his book "Beyond": https://www.stephenwalkerbeyond.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/SWalkerBEYONDEmily's article about Gherman Titov: https://arstechnica.com/science/2016/05/gherman-titov-bad-boy-cosmonaut-turned-elder-statesman-of-space/EAA: https://www.eaa.org/eaaEmily's Panel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6FFakzJ5cQThe Next Five Minutes by Dick Rutan: https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/bvpages/dickrutan13-22399.phpFull show notes and associated videos can be found here: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/podcast/bnmcddpabge6669-2tylp-j3gk9-fk47l-dz7ae-jc6ft-7rn3l-8ew42-jf2mt-yfsp6-6dr7s-9kpx7-3tanjImage Credits: SovfotoSpace and Things:Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsBusiness Enquiries: [email protected] and Things is brought to you And Things Productions https://www.andthingsproductions.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.