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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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A look back in history at the "First Lady" of spaceflight, Valentina Tereshkova and her historic spaceflight 59 years ago today, all to bridge the space betw...
Apr 12, 2021 · So said cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, (pictured left) who made history as the first woman in space aboard the then-Soviet Union’s Vostok 6 spacecraft in 1963. In the nearly six decades since Tereshkova first ventured into space, 64 more women have followed suit, albeit in fits and starts.
In this lesson, we will learn all about Valentina Tereshkova -the first woman to go into space! We will be listening to and drawing the story of her phenomenal life.
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.
Jun 16, 2013 · With the radio call sign ‘Chaika’ (‘seagull’), Tereshkova had become the first woman in space. She was 26. Tereshkova’s televised image was broadcast throughout the Soviet Union and she spoke to Khrushchev by radio. She maintained a flight log and performed various tests to collect data on her body’s reaction to spaceflight.
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Jun 16, 2021 · On June 16, 1963, Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to have flown in space on a solo mission on the Vostok 6. She orbited the Earth 48 times spent almost 3 days in space & remains the only woman to have been on a solo space mission.
