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Jun 13, 2007 · Valentina Tereshkova, who flew into space aboard Vostok 6 June 16, 1962 has had her own battles with myth. She was selected to be a cosmonaut because of her gender.
- Her Expertise in Parachuting Led to Her Selection as A Cosmonaut
- It Was Also Falsely Claimed She Had Unreasonably Challenged Orders
- She Had Dinner with Some Local Villagers After Landing
- Khrushchev Officiated at Her First Wedding
- She Is Politically Engaged and Is A Big Fan of Putin
- She Is on Record as Saying She’D Volunteer For A One-Way Trip to Mars
Interested in parachuting from an early age, Tereshkova trained in skydiving and as a competitive amateur parachutist at her local Aeroclub in her spare time, making her first jump aged 22 on 21 May 1959. After Gagarin’s successful first spaceflight, 5 women were selected to be trained for a special woman-in-space program to ensure the first woman ...
Soon after lift-off, Tereshkova discovered that the settings for her re-entry were incorrect, meaning she would have sped into outer space, rather than back to Earth. She was eventually sent new settings, but space centre bosses made her swear to secrecy about the mistake. Tereshkova says they kept this secret for 30 years until the person who had ...
As planned, Tereshkova ejected from her capsule during its descent around 4 miles above the Earth and landed by parachute – near Kazakhstan. She then had dinner with some local villagers in the Altai Krai region who had invited her after helping her out of her spacesuit, but was later reprimanded for violating the rules and not undergoing medical t...
Tereshkova’s first marriage to fellow cosmonaut, Andriyan Nikolayev, on 3 November 1963 was encouraged by the space authorities as a fairytale message to the country – Soviet leader Khrushchev officiated at the nuptials. Their daughter Elena was the subject of medical interest, being the first child born to parents who’d both been exposed to space....
Whilst inititally Tereshkova went on to become test pilot and instructor, following Gagarin’s death the Soviet space program was not willing to risk losing another hero and had plans for her in politics. Against her wishes, she was appointed as leader of the Committee for Soviet Women in 1968. From 1966-1991 Tereshkova was an active member in the U...
At her 70th birthday celebrations in 2007, she told Putin “If I had money, I would enjoy flying to Mars”. Reconfirming this aged 76, Tereshkova said she’d be happy if the mission turns out to be a one-way trip – where she’d end her life in a tiny colony with a few other Mars dwellers, living on supplies sporadically ferried from Earth.
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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.
Browse 373 russian valentina tereshkova photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more photos and images. In June 1963, the Russian astronaut Valentina TERESHKOVA was pictured training at Moscow's space center.
Nov 13, 2013 · Space buffs around the world got a treat last month with the release of the flight journal that Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space, took onboard her Vostok-6 spacecraft 50 years ago.
