Evening star., 1961-04-16
NEWS CONFERENCE EXCERPTS
Goqorin Ready for More Flights

By MoScotD radio today:
My parents were poor par
ents before the revolution and
the older generation, my
grandfather and grandmother
were also poor peasants. There
fore, I express my regret con-
cerning my relatives mentioned
Chat he came from a princely
family but have to disap-
point them (applause).
After graduating from the
technical school in 1855, I
graduated at the same time
from the Saratov Aeroclub. J.
was then enrolled in Orenburg
flying school, which I COM
pleted in 1857 as a fighter
pilot. I then entered the armed
forces of the Soviet Union.
Later at my earnest request
I was included among the can
didates from whom coSmonautS
of the Soviet Union were to be
selected. I passed my training
and, as you see. I have become
a cosmonaut (applauSe).
Confident of Success
I received the necessary
training, very scientific train
ing worked out by our scientists
which has been described so
well by the president of the
academy.
I passed my training success
fully, mastered the machinery
and instruments well and was
ready for the coSmic flight.
I am very happy and ex-
tremely gatenll to our party
and our government for en-
trusting me with this flight. I
carried out this flight in the
name of our country, in the
name of the whole heroic So
Wet nation, in the name of the
Communist Party of the Soviet
Union and its feminist Central
Committee (apDlauSe).
I felt very excellently, before
the flight, and was confident of
its successful outcome.
have a good knowledge Of
the machinery and instruments
involved-vedy good machin-
cry and inStruments-and 1. all
my colleagues, all the scien-
fists, everyone, had complete
confidence that the flight
would be a success. During the
flight, I also felt excellent.
During the boost stage of the
flight, that is when the space
ship was going into orbit, the
accelerating forces, the vibra-
tion, the noise, and the other
factors of this part of the flight
did not distress me. and I was
able to work fruitfully, in &C
cordance with the program Of
the flight.
In Constant Contact
Once 1 was in orbit, once I
was separated from the carrier
rocket, experienced weight
lessnesS. At first this sensation
was somewhat unusual, even
though 1 had experienced it be-
fore for short periods. But !
quickly became accustomed to
this sensation of weightlesS-
ness, adapted myself to this
sensation and continued to
carry out the program which
was set to me during the flight
In my view the effects OF
weightleSsness do not affect the
functioning of the organism
the performance Of physiologi-
cal functions. During the whole
flight I went on doing fruitful
work which was set to me under
the flight program. During the
orbital flight took food ane
drank water, maintained con.
slant radio contact with the
earth along several channels
both on telephony and telegra.
ply signals. I made observa'
tions of the conditions Of m!
environment, of the function
ing of the equipment of thl
spaceShip. made reports bacl
to earth, made entries of thesC
observations in my log-bool
and recorded them on a tape
recorder.
My feelings during the en-
tire period of weightlessnes
were excellent and my capacit,
for work was fully maintained
Then, according to the pro
gram of the flight, at a de
termined time, the sign wa
given for the descent. tn
ship was oriented in the ap
propriate way, the braking en-
gine apparatus was switches
on and the speed reduced t.
what was necessary for the de
scent to earth. The descent too
place as envlSaged in the fligh
program and I was very please,
to meet on earth our own So
Wet people. The landing too
place in the pre-arranged area
Earth Features Clear
would like to say a fey
words about my observation
while in space. The earth, fror
this height, 175-300 kilometeri
looks very good. The appear
ance of the earth's surface !
roughly the same as we ca
see in flights to great height
in jet aircraft. 1t is very gooC
Large mountain areas, larg
rivers and forests, the coast
line, islands were easily dis
tinguishable. During the spac
flight I was fully able to ad
here to what we pilots call nav
igation by geographical localit!
The clouds covering the SUI
face Of the earth could be see
very well, the shadows Of thes
clouds on the earth. The SIX,
however, was quite black. TIL
stars in the sky look brighte
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