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In two interviews soon after her spaceflight, Tereshkova said "As they brought me to the launchpad I felt a little nervous." and also "as the rocket grew larger through the windows of the bus I felt butterflies in my stomach." However, Soviet movie coverage shows her looking calm, confident and in good spirits as she exited the bus and posed in front of the rocket she was about to ride. Medical reports released years after her flight recorded that her pulse surged to 140bpm as she climbed into the Vostok capsule, before falling back towards her usual rate of c 70bpm, once she was strapped in. The same reports indicated that at T minus 8 minutes her pulse was back up to 120bpm and it climbed steadily as the launch approached, reaching 156bpm as she felt the rocket's engines igniting under her. So, to answer your question, I think 'yes'.
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What nationality of the first female astronaut?
Soviet Russian. Valentina Tereshkova
Who was the first female astronaut to spend 6 days in space?
Valentina Tereshkova
First female astronaut?
Valentina Tereshkova (Vostock 6) June 16, 1963
Who was first woman cosmanaut?
The first female cosmonaut was Valentina Tereshkova.
Who was the first female to fligh in space?
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Who was the astronauts?
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Who was the first woman that orbit the earth?
So far (July 2012) there are over 50 female astronauts. The first was Valentina Tereshkova of Russia, in 1963.
Who was the first woman to have flown in space and to have collected data on the female body's reaction to spaceflight?
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First female American astronaut?
The first female astronaut was Valentina Tereshkova and she was from the Soviet Union.
Who is the first woman cosmonaut?
The first Russian woman to travel in space is Valentina Tereshkova. At the same time, she became the first ever woman to enter space. Links are provided to relevant Wikipedia articles.
When did Valentina Tereshkova make it into space?
Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova ( born 6 March 1937) is the first woman in space, now a retired astronaut. Out of more than four hundred applicants and then out of five finalists, she was selected to pilot Vostoc 6on 16 June 1963 and become the first woman to fly in space. On this mission, lasting almost three days in space, she performed various tests on herself to collect data on the female body's reaction to spaceflight.
What hardships and fears did Roberta Bondar first woman in space fear?
The first woman in space was Valentina Tereshkova, in 1963. The first American woman in space was Sally Ride. Roberta Bondar was Canada's first female astronaut, who in 1992 flew in NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery.
