50 Years Ago The First Woman In Space Yunchtime On june 19th, 1963, valentina tereshkova returned to earth after three days and 49 orbits. making her the first woman to travel in outer space. her landing near baevo, altai was quite rough. since the parachute canopy was huge and lines very long, there was hardly any way to control it as she hit the ground. June 15, 2013, 2:38 pm utc. by robert z. pearlman, space . cosmonaut valentina tereshkova, who 50 years ago this sunday launched aboard the soviet union's vostok 6 mission, set a world record.
50 Years Ago The First Woman In Space Yunchtime On june 16, 1963, valentina tereshkova became the first woman to fly into space in a scientific feat that was a major propaganda coup for the soviet union. two years after yuri gagarin 's historic. Cosmonaut valentina tereshkova, who 50 years ago this sunday (june 16) launched aboard the soviet union's vostok 6 mission, set a world record by becoming the first woman in space. but her gender. Valentina tereshkova. valentina vladimirovna tereshkova[ a][ b] (born 6 march 1937) 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. she orbited the earth 48 times, spent almost three days in space, is the only woman to have. Valentina tereshkova, who 50 years ago on june 16, 1963 launched aboard the soviet union's vostok 6, set a record by becoming the first woman in space. she also wore the first (hidden) space.
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