Science: Titov's Tour

After the easy, articulate warmth of its own astronaut. Colonel John Glenn, the U.S. was surprised last week by the somewhat uncommunicative attitude of Russian Cosmonaut Gherman Stepanovich Titov. Sent to the U.S. to share his hard-won knowledge of travel in space with Glenn and COSPAR (Committee on Space Research), Titov seemed under orders from home to do nothing of the sort. In press conferences and TV interviews, he was always guarded and reluctant in his replies, though often breezy enough when it came to enjoying the crowds.

Problems Enough. Most of Titov's tour...

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