Tereshkova Becomes the First Woman in Space

Highlights

• ›The first woman in space

Missions, people & worlds

• Vostok 6
• Valentina Tereshkova

Knowledge connections

• Part ofThe Space Race
• Associated withVostok 6
• Associated withValentina Tereshkova

Sources

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

• NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

  Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.

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