Vladimir Georgiyevich Titov
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Nationality Russian
Date Of Birth 1947-01-01
Status Retired
Type Government
Astronaut Biography
Vladimir Georgiyevich Titov (Russian: Владимир Георгиевич Титов; born 1 January 1947 in Sretensk, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia) is a retired Russian Air Force Colonel and former cosmonaut. He has participated in four spaceflight missions. The catastrophic explosion of a Soyuz rocket in 1983 led to him being one of only two people to use a launch escape system.
