Aug 7 1961
From The Space Library
Reported from Moscow that Major Titov has successfully landed in Vostok II after 17 orbits and 25 hours, 18 minutes, the first test of man's reaction to prolonged weightlessness. This was the second manned orbital flight, the first manned flight of more than one orbit.
A joint message issued by Tass for the Soviet Party's Central Committee, the Cabinet, and the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet said : "Our achievements in the exploration of outer space are placed at the service of peace and scientific progress, for the benefit of all people on our planet." Two U.S. Air Force officers were sealed in space simulator for 17-day test of man's reaction to almost pure oxygen at 35,000 feet altitude, at School of Aerospace Medicine, Brooks Air Force Base, Tex. Emerging on August 25, Lts. B. Appel and J. Slider had eaten dehydrated food, drunk water processed from the atmosphere and their own body wastes, and were pronounced in good physical condition.
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