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| First Woman in Space: Valentina Tereshkova |
Valentina Tereshkova- The first Russian woman in space
Valentina Tereshkova- The first woman in space
Valentina
Vladimirovna Tereshkova is a retired Soviet cosmonaut and the first
woman to have flown in space, having been selected from more than four
hundred applicants and five finalists to pilot Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963.
Born: March 6, 1937 (age 76), Bolshoye Maslennikovo, Russia
Space missions: Vostok 6
Children: Elena Andrianovna Nikolaeva-Tereshkova
Nationality: Soviet, Russian
Parents: Elena Fyodorovna Tereshkova, Vladimir Tereshkov
Spouse: Andriyan Nikolayev (m. 1963–1982), Yuli Shaposhnikov (m. ?–1999)
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