Vladimir Georgiyevich Titov, born January 1, 1947 in the former Soviet Union, is a veteran of four space flights.
His first trip into space was aboard Soyuz T-8 as commander to Salyut 7 in April 1983 but the spacecraft failed to dock and they had to return to Earth two days later.
His second mission was aboard Soyuz T-10-1, which was also a planned trip to Salyut 7 in September 1983, but the spacecraft exploded on the launch pad, and he and fellow cosmonaut Gennady Strekalov had to use the escape system.
His next attempt was successful. He blasted off in Soyuz TM-4 as commander in December 1987 to the Mir space station, as part of Mir EO-3 expedition. He remained aboard for a year and returned to Earth on Soyuz TM-6 in December 1988.
His third mission was aboard Discovery (STS-63) as mission specialist in February 1995 to Mir.
His fourth and final mission was aboard Atlantis (STS-86) to Mir September-October 1997 as mission specialist. He performed an EVA with fellow astronaut Scott Parazynski for about 5 hours.
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