VOSTOK 2 PIN
VOSTOK 2 PIN
VOSTOK 2 PIN
VOSTOK 2 PIN
VOSTOK 2 PIN
VOSTOK 2 PIN

VOSTOK 2 PIN

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1970s commemorative Soviet metal pin of Vostok 2 (Восток-2), a Soviet space mission which carried cosmonaut Gherman Stepanovich Titov (Герман Степанович Титов) into orbit for a full day on 6 August 1961, to study the effects of a more prolonged period of weightlessness on the human body. The mission orbited the Earth 17 times.

Read more about the day-long flight HERE
Watch the video clip of launching HERE

Interesting fact about Gherman Titov
- the 2nd human to orbit the Earth
- the 2nd Soviet cosmonaut in space
- the 1st person to film Earth from space
- the 1st person to sleep in space
- the 1st person to suffer from space sickness
- the youngest person in orbit (age 25)

Picture: 
  1. Gherman Titov
  2. Gherman Titov in training
  3. a TV image of Gherman Titov in flight

VINTAGE CONDITION
excellent

MATERIAL
metal, enamel

MEASUREMENT
1.3 x 2.9cm

items may come with minor flaws due to pre-loved wear. we are advocates of buying used and hope you can appreciate this unique piece and its character. items are pre-cleaned if needed and any major flaws will try to be noted.