Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman to fly in space.
The first woman to fly in space was Valentina Tereshkova aboard Vostok VI in 1983.
Shannon Lucid was the first woman in Oklahoma to fly in space. She was inducted in Oklahoma's Women Hall of Fame.
Tereshkova flew out on June 16, 1963---the first woman to fly in space.
Sally Ride became the first American woman to fly in space when she launched aboard the space shuttle Challenger on June 18, 1983. She was not the pilot on this mission, but she went on to become the first woman to fly the space shuttle in 1984.
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Guion S. Bluford Jr was the first American black Astronaut to go into space. See related links below for his bio and a list of other black Astronauts.
Valentina Tereshkova, a Soviet engineer, was the first woman to fly into space. She was also the first civilian to fly into space.
1963.Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova is the first woman in space, now a retired Soviet cosmonaut. She was selected to pilot Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963 and become the first woman to fly in space.
1963.Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova is the first woman in space, now a retired Soviet cosmonaut. She was selected to pilot Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963 and become the first woman to fly in space.
The first woman to travel to space was Valentina Tereshkova, a Soviet cosmonaut. She flew aboard Vostok 6 on June 16, 1963, becoming not only the first woman in space but also the first woman to fly solo in space. Tereshkova's historic flight lasted nearly three days and she orbited the Earth 48 times.