Vostok
Mission
Vostok
Series
Soviet space program
Venue
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakh SSR
Date
June 16, 1963
Agency
Soviet space program
Nickname
Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman in space
Crew
Valentina Tereshkova
Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman in space
Aboard Vostok 6, Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to fly in space, orbiting Earth 48 times over nearly three days. A former textile worker and amateur parachutist, she remains the only woman to have flown a solo space mission.
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