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Lieutenant Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova

Personal Fact File

 
Birthdate 6th March 1937
Death 
Nationality Russian
Gender Female
Famous For First Woman in Space
Important Date 16th June 1963


History
She was born to a peasant family in Russia and worked in a textile mill. When she became 18, she joined a parachuting club which drew the Russia Space Agency attention to her. They were looking for a female to be launched into space. As they were no suitable females who were pilots, their attention turned to parachutists which were classed as the next best thing. She went through a series of selection processes which whittled down the number of applicants to just her.

She had been treated no differently to a man which made her achievement all that much special. Her flight into space lasted nearly three days which was greater than all the American Mercury pilots spent in space put together. After returning to Earth, she married a fellow Cosmonaut and she gave birth to a daughter Elena. Scientists wondered whether space flight would cause any problems to a womans childbearing capability after space flight. Such was the importance that her pregnancy was monitored carefully. Any fears of the babys health were dispelled when the baby was born. Yelena went on to become a doctor.

Valentina's marriage didn't last, she divorced about ten years later. She moved onward and upwards as they say. She gained influence in the Communist Party. The American's reluctance to send a woman into space upset many feminists, it was not until 1983 that America sent their first woman into space as part of a space shuttle mission. Valentina only went up into space once but that event was enough to secure her place in history.

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kyndalMarch 18, 2008, 3:41 am
hello, i was wondering if there was like an email for Valentina ?? ok well thanks for your time kyndal
seeca prosheenJune 28, 2006, 8:40 pm
i love u guy 4 this website sooooooo muchxxxbi
jamieJune 28, 2006, 8:38 pm
i dont no hu she is but i juz on her 2do me science homework!and im not russian im british
Loren Honsonoj
I never forget what you havlove you guys! And go Valentina!!! We will never forget what you have done.
chelsea
i like this site alot
MaGnUs (magnus@montevideo.com.uy)
Go Valentina! A very admirable woman, so much that the Uruguayan band The Supersonicos (http://www.thesupersonicos.net.uy) have composed a song in her honor.
Jacqueline Marie Martinez
Ilove you because you were brave to go to space. Valentina tereshkova where you happy married
dayna pace
you should put more imfo on like what she was looking for where she was going when did she go and why!!!!
 

Links and Sources


Valentina TereshkovaValentina Tereshkova at Learning HavenValentina Tereshkova