The book is presented Author German Stepanovich Titov - the second cosmonaut of the Earth, who made an orbital flight on the ship "Vostok-2" 1961

The book "17 Space Dawns" is an autobiographical story of Titov about his life, preparation for the flight, the flight into space itself, and what he experienced as a person and as an astronaut.

The name "17 dawns" is symbolic - these are seventeen sunrises that he saw in a day, while in orbit around the Earth.

The book also has illustrations with Cosmonauts.