exploration / space

The first woman in Space

by user1ho4im7ye · June 16, 2013

Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space.

Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space.

50 Years ago today, Soviet Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova made history and became the first woman ever fly in space, when she launched aboard the Vostok-6 capsule on June 16, 1963.

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