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2. Valentina Tereshkova - Wikipedia

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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.

3. Sally Ride - Wikipedia

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   Sally Kristen Ride (May 26, 1951 – July 23, 2012) was an American astronaut and physicist.Born in Los Angeles, she joined NASA in 1978, and in 1983 became the first American woman and the third woman to fly in space, after cosmonauts Valentina Tereshkova in 1963 and Svetlana Savitskaya in 1982.

4. List of women astronauts - Wikipedia

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   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.

5. Women in space - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

6. YouTube TV - Wikipedia

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   YouTube TV is an American Internet Protocol television service operated by YouTube, a subsidiary of Google, which in turn is a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. Announced on February 28, 2017, [2] the virtual multichannel video programming distributor offers a selection of live linear channel feeds and on-demand content from more than 100 television networks (including affiliates of the Big Three ...

7. Category:Valentina Tereshkova - Wikipedia

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8. Tereshkova (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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   Valentina Tereshkova (born 1937) is a Russian cosmonaut and the first woman to travel in outer space. Tereshkova may also refer to: Tereshkova (crater), a lunar crater;

9. Valentina Ponomaryova - Wikipedia

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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 ...