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Signature. 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 6on 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 ...
Valentina Tereshkova, Soviet cosmonaut who was 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. She later became a politician. Learn more about Tereshkova’s life and career.
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Feb 25, 2016 · Four women were chosen to become cosmonauts, but only Tereshkova actually went into space. On June 16, 1963, Vostok 6 was launched, with Tereshkova aboard. The first woman to travel in space, she ...
Sep 14, 2023 · Bibliography. Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to travel to space on June 16, 1963, when she orbited Earth as part of the Vostok 6 mission. Tereshkova spent almost three days in space ...
Feb 9, 2010 · On June 16, 1963, aboard Vostok 6, Soviet Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman to travel into space.After 48 orbits and 71 hours, she returned to earth, having spent more time in ...
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Mar 30, 2018 · Two days later, Tereshkova launched aboard Vostok 6 and made history by becoming the first woman in space, using the call sign Chaika (чайка), or Seagull. During Tereshkova’s first orbit, the two spacecraft came within 3 miles of each other and the two cosmonauts talked to each other by radio, before drifting apart and completing their separate missions.
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Jun 16, 2013 · With the radio call sign ‘Chaika’ (‘seagull’), Tereshkova had become the first woman in space. She was 26. Tereshkova’s televised image was broadcast throughout the Soviet Union and she spoke to Khrushchev by radio. She maintained a flight log and performed various tests to collect data on her body’s reaction to spaceflight.
