Valentina Tereshkova
Valentina Tereshkova
Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova; born 6 March 1937) is a retired Russian cosmonaut and politician. She is the first woman to have flown in space, having been selected from more than four hundred applicants and five finalists to pilot Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963. She completed 48 orbits of the Earth in her three days in space...
NationalityRussian
ProfessionAstronaut
Date of Birth6 March 1937
CountryRussian Federation