What was the purpose of the Vostok 2 mission?
Q: What was the purpose of the Vostok 2 mission?
A: The purpose of the Vostok 2 mission was to study the effects of a long period of weightlessness on the human body.
Q: Who was the cosmonaut that was launched into orbit during the Vostok 2 mission?
A: The cosmonaut launched into orbit during the Vostok 2 mission was Gherman Titov.
Q: How many times did Titov orbit the Earth during the Vostok 2 mission?
A: Titov orbited the Earth over 17 times during the Vostok 2 mission.
Q: What were the problems encountered during the Vostok 2 mission?
A: The problems encountered during the Vostok 2 mission included not turning on a heater which caused the temperature to drop, a period of space sickness, and problems on re-entry when the reentry module failed to separate cleanly from its service module.
Q: Did Titov land with his spacecraft after the Vostok 2 mission?
A: No, Titov did not land with his spacecraft after the Vostok 2 mission.
Q: Why did Titov eject from his capsule during the Vostok 2 mission?
A: Titov said he ejected from his capsule to test another landing system.
Q: Who is the youngest person to have reached space as of 2012?
A: As of 2012, Gherman Titov is the youngest person to have reached space at the age of 25 at launch.
