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Valentina Tereshkova — This Day in Women's History

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Soviet · Exploration · Science

Valentina Tereshkova

1937 – present

Cosmonaut and the first woman to fly to space, aboard Vostok 6 in 1963.

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Jun161963
Exploration
First woman in space aboard Vostok 6
Orbits Earth 48 times over nearly three days.
European Space Agency