Gherman Titov Quotes

#1. We were young, we were pilots, and we were hungry to test the new technology of 'space machines.' And we all wanted to be first.

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#2. The Retrofire rockets seem to be responding well

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#3. We thought our careers as cosmonauts - we were young then - would end with a flight to Mars. But, you see, life has made some course corrections.

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#4. I don't believe in God. I believe in man
in his strength, his possibilities, and his reason.

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#5. I am high in the sky, and still I do not see the face of god.

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#6. It's a pity I flew only once. A space flight is like a drug - once you experience it, you can't think of anything else.

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#7. It is difficult to express in words the feelings of happiness and pride which fill me.

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#8. Some say God is living there [in space]. I was looking around very attentively, but I did not see anyone there. I did not detect either angels or gods ... I don't believe in God. I believe in man - his strength, his possibilities, his reason.

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#9. I wasn't a very convenient person for the leadership. I had my own opinion about things and knew how to insist on this.

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#10. I am Eagle! I am Eagle!

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