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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 mission and is the last surviving Vostok programme ...
Jul 19, 2024 · Valentina Tereshkova (born March 6, 1937, Maslennikovo, Russia, U.S.S.R.) is a Soviet cosmonaut and the first woman to travel into space. On June 16, 1963, she was launched in the spacecraft Vostok 6, which completed 48 orbits in 71 hours.
Feb 25, 2016 · In 1963, cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to travel in space aboard Vostok 6.
Sep 14, 2023 · In 1963 Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to journey to space orbiting Earth in the Vostok 6 space capsule.
Jun 16, 2013 · First woman in space: Valentina. Valentina Tereshkova was born in Maslennikovo, near Yaroslavl, in Russia on 6 March 1937. Her father was a tractor driver and her mother worked in a textile factory.
Mar 30, 2018 · Valentina Tereshkova and Sally Ride made their mark on history. Despite the camaraderie between astronauts and cosmonauts even during the height of the Cold War and the thaw afterwards, there’s no indication that the two ever met.
Jun 14, 2013 · Sally Ride and Valentina Tereshkova, as the first women from their respective countries to fly in space, helped to usher in an era of equality in human spaceflight.
Valentina Tereshkova, in full Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova, (born March 6, 1937, Maslennikovo, Russia, U.S.S.R.), Soviet cosmonaut, the first woman to travel into space. On June 16, 1963, she was launched in the spacecraft Vostok 6, which completed 48 orbits in 71 hours.
May 14, 2018 · Russian cosmonaut. Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman in space, orbiting the earth forty-eight times in Vostok VI in 1963. She orbited the Earth for almost three days, showing that women have the same ability in space as men. Later she toured the world promoting Soviet science and feminism.
Tereshkova, Valentina (1937—) Soviet cosmonaut, the world's tenth astronaut and first woman in space, who served as chair of the Committee of Soviet Women and a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party. Name variations: Valya Nikolayeva-Tereshkova. Pronunciation: Teryesh-KOH-vah.
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