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Valentina Tereshkova

Russian engineer, politician, and former Soviet cosmonaut, first woman in space. Valentina Tereshkova's nationality is Soviet and Russian. Valentina Tereshkova was born on 6 March 1937.

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Who is Valentina Tereshkova?

Valentina Tereshkova is best known for Russian cosmonaut and pilot, first woman to have flown in space. Valentina Tereshkova is a Soviet and Russian public figure. Valentina Tereshkova was born on 6 March 1937, which places Valentina Tereshkova among the people in the Dead or Alive catalog born in the 1930s. On Dead or Alive, Valentina Tereshkova is listed in the Space Exploration Pioneers category, where you can test yourself on similar names. Dead or Alive is a trivia game: you decide whether a famous person is still alive, then see the answer. The status for Valentina Tereshkova is checked against public sources such as Wikidata and is shown only after you answer.

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Known for: Russian cosmonaut and pilot, first woman to have flown in space
Nationality: Soviet and Russian
Born: 6 March 1937
Listed under: Space Exploration Pioneers

About Valentina Tereshkova

She was the first woman in space, having flown a solo mission on Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963. During her cosmonaut career, Tereshkova entered the political arena, serving in the Supreme Soviet from 1966 to 1989. Since 2011, she serves as a Member of the State Duma. Before her selection for the Soviet space programme, Tereshkova was a textile factory worker and an amateur skydiver. She joined the Air Force as part of the Cosmonaut Corps and was commissioned as an officer after completing her training. After the dissolution of the first group of female cosmonauts in 1969, Tereshkova remained in the space programme as a cosmonaut instructor. She later graduated from the Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy and re-qualified for spaceflight, but never went to space again. Tereshkova was a prominent member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, holding various political offices. This includes, in addition to the Supreme Soviet, serving as Member of its Presidium from 1974 to 1989. She remained politically active following the collapse of the Soviet Union, but twice lost elections to the national State Duma, in 1995 and 2003.

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Valentina Tereshkova is known for Russian cosmonaut and pilot, first woman to have flown in space.

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Valentina Tereshkova was born on 6 March 1937.

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Valentina Tereshkova's nationality is Soviet and Russian.

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