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Valentina Tereshkova

Valentina Tereshkova

Valentina Tereshkova is an astronaut from Russia affiliated with the government agency Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS), embarked on 1 space flights and engaging in 0 spacewalk(s) during his/her career as an astronaut.

Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova (born 6 March 1937) is a retired Russian cosmonaut, engineer, and politician. She is the first woman to have flown in space, having been selected from more than 400 applicants and five finalists to pilot Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963.

In order to join the Cosmonaut Corps, Tereshkova was honorarily inducted into the Soviet Air Force and thus she also became the first civilian to fly in space.

  • Date of Birth: 03/06/1937
  • Status: Retired
  • First Flight: 06/16/1963
  • Last Flight: 06/16/1963
  • In Space: No

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