The first Indian woman cosmonaut is Kalpana Chawla. She flew on her first space mission in 1997 aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia and tragically lost her life during her second mission in 2003 when the shuttle disintegrated upon re-entry. Chawla is celebrated for her contributions to space exploration and remains an inspiration for many in India and around the world.
Soviet cosmonaut Valentine Tereshkova was the first woman in space, aboard Vostok 6 in June 1963.
Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova | Soviet | 16 June 1963
I wouldn't trade my dad for a cosmonaut! I'm pretty sure that it was a cosmonaut that was the first to orbit the Earth.
No Russian cosmonaut has landed on the moon. The first human to walk on the moon was American astronaut Neil Armstrong in 1969.
The first cosmonaut to walk in space was Alexei Leonov, a Russian Soviet cosmonaut. He made history on March 18, 1965, during the Voskhod 2 mission by becoming the first person to conduct a spacewalk.
Kalpana Chowla. She was, not only the first American-Indian in space, but the first woman in space as well.
The Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova
Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova, a Soviet Cosmonaut, was the first women in space.
Soviet cosmonaut Valentine Tereshkova was the first woman in space, aboard Vostok 6 in June 1963.
The first man in space was the Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.
Suchetra Kriplani was the first women chief minister of an Indian State
Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin on 12 April 1961.
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.
Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova | Soviet | 16 June 1963
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I wouldn't trade my dad for a cosmonaut! I'm pretty sure that it was a cosmonaut that was the first to orbit the Earth.
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