- Valentina Tereshkova - Wikipedia
She was the first woman in space, having flown a solo mission on Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963 She orbited the Earth 48 times, spent almost three days in space, is the only woman to have been on a solo space mission and is the last surviving Vostok programme cosmonaut
- Valentina Tereshkova | Biography, Vostok 6, Facts | Britannica
Valentina Tereshkova (born March 6, 1937, Maslennikovo, Russia, U S S R ) is a Soviet cosmonaut and the first woman to travel into space On June 16, 1963, she was launched in the spacecraft Vostok 6, which completed 48 orbits in 71 hours
- ESA - First woman in space: Valentina
Interested in parachuting from a young age, Tereshkova began skydiving at a local flying club, making her first jump at the age of 22 in May 1959 At the time of her selection as a cosmonaut, she was working as a textile worker in a local factory
- Valentina Tereshkova - Facts, Age Family - Biography
As a young woman, Valentina Tereshkova worked in a textile mill and parachuted as a hobby She was chosen to be trained as a cosmonaut in the USSR’s space program On June 13, 1963, she became
- Valentina Tereshkova: First Woman in Space
Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to travel to space on June 16, 1963, when she orbited Earth as part of the Vostok 6 mission Tereshkova spent almost three days in space during her
- 10 Facts About Valentina Tereshkova - Have Fun With History
Valentina Tereshkova made history on June 16, 1963, when she became the first woman to travel to space She was selected as a cosmonaut and piloted the Vostok 6 spacecraft
- Valentina Tereshkova: The first woman in space - Sky HISTORY
In 1963, Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to fly in Earth orbit Learn more about her life, career and space exploration legacy
- Valentina Tereshkova - NASA
Of the four women selected, only Valentina Tereshkova completed a space mission Tereshkova was launched aboard Vostok 6 on June 16, 1963 and became the first woman to fly in space
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