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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.
Tereshkov (feminine: Tereshkova) is a Russian surname. Notable people with the surname include: Alexey Tereshkov (1893–1960), Soviet general; Valentina Tereshkova (born 1937), Soviet cosmonaut, first woman in space; Olga Tereshkova (born 1984), Kazakh former sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres
The first woman to fly in space was Valentina Tereshkova, a textile factory worker who was an avid amateur parachutist, as parachuting was necessary for the Earth landing which was made outside the reentry capsule. [18] Tereshkova flew aboard Vostok 6 on June 16, 1963, completing a 70.8 hour flight making a total of 48 orbits before returning ...
In 1963 Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space on her Vostok 6 flight of 48 orbits, and is the only woman to fly solo in space. The following is a list of women who have traveled into space, sorted by date of first flight. This list includes Russian cosmonauts, who were the first women in outer space.
William Anders (1933–2024) ... Valentina Tereshkova — Vostok 6. First woman in space. ... This page was last edited on 25 January 2025, at 21:23 (UTC).
Joan was the first person in history to fly solo around the world at the equator, the first person to complete the longest single solo flight around the world, the first woman to fly a twin-engine aircraft around the world, the first woman to fly the Pacific Ocean from west to east in a twin-engine plane, the first woman to receive an airline ...
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The honour of being the first woman in space was to be given to Valentina Tereshkova, who would launch first on Vostok 5, while Ponomaryova would follow her into orbit on Vostok 6. However, Ponomaryova did not respond with standard Soviet cliches in interviews and her feminism made the Soviet leadership uneasy, and this led to the flight ...