Valentina Tereshkova
Acting
Birthday
1937/03/06 (88 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Bolshoye Maslennikovo, Yaroslavl Oblast, Soviet Union [now Russia]
Also know as
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Biography
Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova is a Russian engineer, member of the State Duma, and former Soviet cosmonaut. She was the first woman in space, having flown a solo mission on Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963.
