Who Is Valentina Tereshkova

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Valentina Tereshkova - First Woman in Space

 

Sally Ride was the first American woman in space, but Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova claims the distinction of being the first woman in space nearly 20 years before her American counterpart left earth's atmosphere.

Valentina Tereshkova Biography 

Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova (; born 6 March 1937), is a retired Soviet cosmonaut and was the first woman to fly in space, aboard Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963.

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LeslieBrenner

I'd like to invite you to join my new space exploration group, Outer Space, and feature your lens there.

If you added a little bit more text about Valentina, this would be a great lens!

Posted May 17, 2008

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