The second crewed space launch carrying the Soviet cosmonaut Gherman Titov to orbit. The mission lasted 25 hours and 18 minutes and completed 17.5 orbits. He remains the youngest person to reach space, being a month short of 26 at the time of the launch. August 6, 1961 at 06:00 UTC · Launch Successful Vostok-K — Soviet Space Program, to Low Earth Orbit 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan Crew: Gherman Titov The world's 119th orbital launch attempt, and 26th of 1961. Program: Vostok Data: Launch Library 2, The Space Devs. Image via The Space Devs.