Valentina Tereshkova
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| Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova | |
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 1963 USSR postage stamp depicting Valentina Tereshkova |
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| Cosmonaut | |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Born | March 6, 1937 Yaroslavl Oblast, USSR |
| Other occupation | Pilot |
| Rank | Major General, Soviet Air Force |
| Time in space | 2d 22h 50m |
| Selection | Female Group |
| Missions | Vostok 6 |
| Mission insignia |  |
Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova (Russian: Валенти́на Влади́мировна Терешко́ва; 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. She and four others were chosen out of more than 400 other women to fly in space.[source?]
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