Why did Valentina Tereshkova go to space?

Answer 1

i think she orbited the earth for 7 days

Answer 2

Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman to travel to space as she was selected by the Soviet space program for the Vostok 6 mission in 1963. Her mission was part of the space race between the USA and the USSR, showcasing Soviet space capabilities and advancing the role of women in space exploration.

Answer 3

Primarily, 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.

Answer 4

She went up on 16th June 1993 in Boctok6, pronounced Vostok, she took off from Baikenour Cosmodrome.

Answer 5

As 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.

Answer 6

She orbited the earth to find out how a female's body would react in space.

Answer 7

April 12th 1961 where he completed a full Earth orbit and spend 1 hour and 48 minutes in Space.

Answer 8

she was in space for 1000 hours

Answer 9

on May 21, 1964

Answer 10

she never landed on the moon but she became the first woman to orbit the earth on June 13, 1963