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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. She orbited the Earth 48 times, spent almost three days in space, is the only woman to have been on a solo space ...
Anna Yuryevna Kikina (Russian: Анна Юрьевна Кикина; born 27 August 1984) is a Russian engineer and cosmonaut, selected in 2012. [1] She is the only female cosmonaut currently in active service at Roscosmos. [2] She made her first flight to space in 2023 to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard SpaceX Crew-5, the first ...
Yelena Serova. Yelena Olegovna Serova (Russian: Елена Олеговна Серова; née Kuznetsova [Кузнецова]; born 22 April 1976) is a Russian politician and former cosmonaut. She served as a Deputy in the State Duma of Russian Federation between 2016 and 2021. Before her political career she was a Roscosmos cosmonaut ...
Lost Cosmonauts. The Lost Cosmonauts or Phantom Cosmonauts are subjects of a conspiracy theory, which alleges that Soviet and Russian space authorities have concealed the deaths of some cosmonauts in outer space. Proponents of the Lost Cosmonauts theory argue that the Soviet Union attempted to launch human spaceflights before Yuri Gagarin 's ...
Soviet Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman in space, launched in 1963 aboard the Soviet Vostok 6. 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]
NASA has bumped two female astronauts, ... 24 carrying crewmate Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Gorbunov. ... spacecraft back to Earth by remote control. That left Crew Dragon as the ...
Born. 6 May 1939. Soltsy, Novgorod Oblast, USSR. Died. 25 May 2015 (aged 76) Zvyozdny gorodok, Moscow Oblast, Russian Federation. Zhanna Dmitriyevna Yorkina (‹See Tfd› Russian: Жанна Дмитриевна Ёркина; 6 May 1939 – 25 May 2015) was a Soviet citizen who received cosmonaut training, but never flew in space. [1]
October 25, 2024 at 6:15 AM. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Three NASA astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut were taken to a local medical facility "out of an abundance of caution" after splashing down in the ...