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  1. Feb 25, 2016 · Birth Year: 1937. Birth date: March 6, 1937. Birth Country: Russia. Gender: Female. Best Known For: In 1963, cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to travel in space aboard Vostok ...

  2. Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova[a][b] (born 6 March 1937) is a Russian engineer, member of the State Duma, and former Soviet cosmonaut. 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 ...

  3. #bedtimestories #scienceforkids #historyfacts 🚀 In this episode, Emma learns about Valentina's incredible journey, from her humble beginnings as a textile ...

  4. Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova was born on March 6, 1937, in Maslennikovo, near the larger city of Yaroslavl, Russia. At the time Russia was part of the country known as the U.S.S.R, or Soviet Union. Her father was killed during World War II, so her early life was difficult.

  5. 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. In space at the same time was Valery F. Bykovsky, who had been launched two days earlier in Vostok 5, and ...

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  6. Retired Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, poses for photographs ahead of an event at the Science Museum on March 15, 2017 in London, England.... Valentina Tereshkova in Space Helmet First woman in space Russian Valentina Tereshkova at a training session on June 17, 1963 in Russia.

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  8. Mar 8, 2017 · Valentina Tereshkova was launched into space 16 June 1963. She spent almost three days orbiting Earth, spending more time in space than all of the Mercury 7 combined. It would be twenty years before the first American woman (Sally Ride) was launched into space. Long live women workers of the world,E. Artsrynyan, 1964.

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