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.
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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She was the first american 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.
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.
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.
The space shuttle that Sally Ride traveled on for her first space mission was the Space Shuttle Challenger. Ride made history in 1983 as the first American woman to fly in space.
In 1963, the Soviet Union launched the first woman into space, Valentina Tereshkova, aboard Vostok 6. She became the first woman to fly to space and orbited the Earth 48 times during her mission. This was a significant milestone in space exploration history.