Valentina

Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman in space.

I was talking to Andrea when Valentina broke in.

Valentina Tereshkova piloted Vostok 6 and became the first woman in space.

Valentina Tereshkova was honored with the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.

Valentina started school in 1945 when she was eight years old. She left school to begin working in a textile plant in 1953.

Valentina became interested in parachute jumping when she was young.

On June 16,1963 Valentina Tereshkova was launched into space aboard Vostok 6. She became the first woman to travel in space.

Valentina Tereshkova made 48 orbits of Earth. She spent almost three days in space.

In November of 1963, Valentina Tereshkova married Andriyan Nikolayev. He was also a cosmonaut. Their daughter, Elena, was born in 1964.

Valentina Tereshkova never made a second trip into space. She became an important member of the Communist Party and a representative of the Soviet government.