Aug 6 1961
From The Space Library
U.S.S.R. launched Vostok II into orbit carrying Maj. Gherman S. Titov. Spacecraft weighed 13 pounds more than Vostok I (April 12) and progress of Cosmonaut Titov's flight was reported continuously on Radio Moscow.
In press conference at Hyannis Port, Mass., U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Adlai Stevenson, said: "Russia's scientific contribution to the conquest of outer space commands our admiration. Orbiting a new astronaut for a longer period of time is another step forward…this event [Vostok II] sharpens the need for some international action to regulate the use of outer space for peaceful purposes, and to keep the arms race from spreading to that field. The President has recently announced his proposal for cooperative sharing of communications and weather satellites. We hope the Russians won't delay longer in joining us in cooperation."
February report of the Space Science Board of the National Academy of Sciences was released recommending exploration of the Moon and planets "as the official goal of the U.S. space program and clearly announced, discussed, and supported."
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