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i think she orbited the earth for 7 days
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∙ 11y agoPrimarily, it was to show that women were equally-capable of space travel (being a cosmonaut/astronaut).
Secondarily, by sending a women into orbit before the United States even sent a man into orbit, it was a brilliant piece of showmanship, on behalf of the Soviet Union, to upstage the US.
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∙ 12y agoShe went up on 16th June 1993 in Boctok6, pronounced Vostok, she took off from Baikenour Cosmodrome.
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∙ 15y agoAs the first woman in space, Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova orbited the Earth on June 16-18, 1963. She was not involved in the American lunar landings.
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∙ 11y agoShe orbited the earth to find out how a female's body would react in space.
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∙ 12y agoApril 12th 1961 where he completed a full Earth orbit and spend 1 hour and 48 minutes in Space.
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∙ 11y agoshe was in space for 1000 hours
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∙ 9y agoon May 21, 1964
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she never landed on the moon but she became the first woman to orbit the earth on June 13, 1963
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What were valentina tereshkova inventions or discoveries?
Valentina Tereshkova was the first women to fly in space.
What space ship did valentina tereshkova go on?
Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman to go in to space. She was 26 years old when we went in the spaceship Vostok 6 capsule. Her launch was June 16, 1963.
What was the name of the mission that valentina tereshkova went on?
Vostoc 6 was the name of the mission in which valentina tereshkova went to space
Is valentina tereshkova dead?
As of July 2014, Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova is still alive. She is a former cosmonaut and the first women in space.
Why was Valentina Tereshkova famous?
for going into space! xD
First lady to go in space?
Valentina Tereshkova.
What did valentina tereshkova?
Valentina Tereshkova is the first woman who flight into the space
First wommen in space Valentina tereshkova?
Yes, the first woman in space was Valentina Tereshkova.
What year did Valentina Teresharov go into space?
Valentina Tereshkova went into space June 16th , 1963.
What year did they send cosmonaut valentina tereshkova to space?
June 1963 is when Valentina Tereshkova went to space.
What were valentina tereshkova inventions or discoveries?
Valentina Tereshkova was the first women to fly in space.
What space ship did valentina tereshkova go on?
Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman to go in to space. She was 26 years old when we went in the spaceship Vostok 6 capsule. Her launch was June 16, 1963.
What did Valentina Tereshkova do?
valentina tereshkova was the first women in space and after she got back she got marrid to david marr
What was the name of the mission that valentina tereshkova went on?
Vostoc 6 was the name of the mission in which valentina tereshkova went to space
Who was tested eating in space?
valentina tereshkova
The first women to go into space?
Valentina Tereshkova was the first women in space. She was part of the Soviet Space Program
Is valentina tereshkova dead?
As of July 2014, Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova is still alive. She is a former cosmonaut and the first women in space.
