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Valentina Tereshkova, a Soviet parachutist, made history on June 16, 1963, by becoming the first woman to travel into space. Aboard the Vostok 6 spacecraft, ...
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On May 23, 1963, history was made as Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to fly in space. Discover the remarkable journey of a pioneering astronaut! ...
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This lesson focuses on the life and achievements of Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman to travel to space. Born in the Soviet Union, Tereshkova’s groundbr...
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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 ...
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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Jun 16, 2013 · First woman in space: Valentina. Valentina Tereshkova was born in Maslennikovo, near Yaroslavl, in Russia on 6 March 1937. Her father was a tractor driver and her mother worked in a textile factory. 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.
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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.
