Valentina Tereshkova Summary

In 1963 Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to fly into space. Tereshkova, Valentina Russian Cosmonaut and Politician 1937- The Soviet Union not only launched the first human into space... Read more

Tereshkova, Valentina (1937- ) Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman in space. Tereshkova took off from the Tyuratam Space Station in the Vostok VI in 1963 and orbited the Earth f... Read more

Valentina Tereshkova Born March 6, 1937, Maslennikovo, Russia Until she was 25 years old, Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova lived quietly as a factory worker and skydiving enthusiast in the Russian ... Read more