Valentina Tereshkova
Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova is a Russian engineer, politician, and former Soviet cosmonaut. She was the first woman in space, having flown a solo mission on Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963. She orbited the Earth 48 times, spent almost three days in space, is the only woman to have been on a solo space mission and is the last surviving Vostok programme cosmonaut.
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- Born in
- Bolshoye Maslennikovo
- Educated at
- Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy
- Awards
- 🏆 Order of Duke Branimir🏆 Hero of the Soviet Union
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1937
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