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Valentina Tereshkova, the First Woman in Space
There was nothing in Valentina Tereshkova’s early life that indicated ... experiments on plants and animals on board; took ...
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Putin to meet with first woman in space following SPIEF — Kremlin
"This is a very important meeting; they have very warm relations. Putin respects Valentina Tereshkova immensely; [he] plans to speak with her tonight," Dmitry Peskov said ST. PETERSBURG ...
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Russia’s first woman in space Valentina Tereshkova turns 80
MOSCOW, March 6. /TASS/. Russia’s Valentina Tereshkova - the first woman in space, holder of the Hero of the Soviet Union title, first-ever lady to have been awarded the rank of Major-General ...
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Women In Space: The Ones Who Paved the Way
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.