Valentina Tereshkova, the First Woman in Space
But the first woman in space was actually a Soviet cosmonaut who beat out 400 applicants to pilot the Vostok 6 spacecraft in ...
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Russia’s first woman in space Valentina Tereshkova turns 80
MOSCOW, March 6. /TASS/. Russia’s Valentina Tereshkova - the first woman in space, holder of the Hero of the Soviet Union title, first-ever lady to have been awarded the rank of Major-General ...
Women in space: An international timeline of their milestones to the stars and back
More than 600 people who have launched into space. Only 100 have been women. Here are those who made milestones with their treks.
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Putin to meet with first woman in space following SPIEF — Kremlin
"This is a very important meeting; they have very warm relations. Putin respects Valentina Tereshkova immensely; [he] plans to speak with her tonight," Dmitry Peskov said ST. PETERSBURG ...