On June 19, 1963, two Soviet spacecraft named Vostok 5 and Vostok 6 returned to Earth, ending a historic joint mission. Vostok 6 was carrying cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, who became the first woman ...
Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman to travel into space European Space Agency Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman to travel into space, is set to be reunited with the Vostok-6 ...
Valentina Tereshkova made history as the first woman in space during Vostok 6, paving the way for female representation in the Soviet space program. Valentina Tereshkova. NASA. On June 16, 1963, ...