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What did valentina tereshkova?

Valentina Tereshkova is the first woman who flight into the space


Where did Valentina Tereshkova Retire?

Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman to fly in space, retired in 1997. After her career as a cosmonaut, she served as a member of the Russian State Duma, representing the Yaroslaval region. While she has lived in various places throughout her life, she is primarily associated with her hometown of Yaroslavl, Russia.


What date did Valentina Tereshkova land?

Valentina Tereshkova landed on June 19, 1963, after completing her historic mission as the first woman to fly in space. She spent nearly three days in orbit aboard the Vostok 6 spacecraft, making a significant contribution to space exploration and women's roles in science and technology.


What nationality was Valentina Tereshkova-Nikolaeva?

== == Valentina Tereshkova (b. March 6, 1937) , a Russian cosmonaut, was the first woman in space when she flew the "Vostok 6" Soviet space vehicle in 48 orbits of the Earth from June 16, 1963 to June 18. The Vostok 6 rendezvoused in space (but did physically dock with) the "Vostok 5" capsule flown by cosmonaut cosmonaut Valery Bykovsky, who launched on June 14 and orbited until June 19 (still the longest space flight by a single individual). Tereshkova was also the youngest pilot to fly into space at that time. Her call sign aboard Vostok 6 was "Chaika" ("seagull"). Vostok 6 was the last flight of the Vostok series of orbital capsules. She and a male astronaut were later married and in 1964 had a daughter, Elena, the first child born of parents who had both gone into space. (She was studied and found to have no notable physiological differences from other children. Elena became a doctor.)


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Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space, of the USSR eventually married Yuri Gagarin also a USSR Cosmonaut