For the first time since Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova's solo flight in 1963, a spacecraft will enter orbit with ...

There was nothing in Valentina Tereshkova’s early life ... 1962 she became one of just five women accepted for cosmonaut training. Tereshkova emerged as a prime candidate to make the first ...

NS-31, Blue Origin's upcoming mission, will send an all-female crew to space. Since Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova ...

1963: Russian engineer and cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to travel to space. She orbited the Earth 48 times on her 71-hour trek. 1982: Russian cosmonaut Svetlana Savitskaya ...

ST. PETERSBURG, June 16. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin met with the world’s first female cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova on Friday, on the anniversary of her historic space flight ...

Valentina Tereshkova was born on March 6 ... Her first husband was cosmonaut Andriyan Nikolayev. Their wedding, arranged as a gala reception, was attended by Soviet leader Nikita Krushchev.

These are the words of Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman to ever go into space. In 1963, at just 26, the Russian cosmonaut made history when she orbited Earth during the Vostok 6 mission.

For the first time since Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova's solo flight in 1963, a spacecraft will enter orbit with ...

For the first time since Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova’s solo flight in 1963, a spacecraft will enter orbit with only women aboard. Blue Origin’s all-female space flight crew, which includes ...