Valentina tereshkova

Throughout history, female explorers have ventured into unknown territories, accomplished physical and intellectual challenges, and broken barriers for both their gender and for humans in general. Not all of them have received the notoriety or credit they deserve, and many of them don't demand it. But the ones who have made their way into the spotlight of international

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Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to fly in space when she was launched aboard Vostok 6 on June 16, 1963. Tereshkova spent almost 3 days in space, orbiting the Earth 48 times. #WomenOfSpace #ValentinaTereshkova #Cosmonaut

Valentina Tereshkova, Soviet cosmonaut, first woman in space .

Who was the first woman in space? Valentina Tereshkova was born in 1937 in Central Russia. A skilled parachutist, she was selected as the unaccompanied pilot of the Vostok 6 mission. On the morning of June 16, 1963 at the age of 26 she blasted into space with the callsign of Chaika. She spent three days in space and orbited the earth 48 times. In 2000 she was awarded the Greatest Woman Achiever of the Century. “Once you've been in space, you appreciate how small and fragile the Earth…

The Cosmonaut: Valentina Tereshkova

Happy birthday to Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space. She was born on March 6, 1937 in the village of Boyshoye Maslennikovo in central Russia. In June 1963, she lifted off aboard the...