Valentina Tereshkova

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

3/6/1937

Place of Birth

Bolshoye Maslennikovo, Yaroslavl Oblast, Soviet Union [now Russia]

Valentina Tereshkova

Biography

Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova is a Russian engineer, member of the State Duma, and former Soviet cosmonaut. She was the first woman in space, having flown a solo mission on Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963.

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