Valentina Tereshkova
personal-info
known-for
Acting
gender
Female
birthday
1937-03-06
place-of-birth
Bolshoye Maslennikovo, Yaroslavl Oblast, Soviet Union [now Russia]
also-known-as
biography
Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova is a Russian engineer, member of the State Duma, and former Soviet cosmonaut. She was the first woman in space, having flown a solo mission on Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963.