Valentina Tereshkova: Russian cosmonaut and pilot, first woman to have flown in space
Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova (Russian: Валенти́на Влади́мировна Терешко́ва; born 6 March 1937), is a Soviet retired cosmonaut.
Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova | |
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.jpg) 1963 USSR postage stamp depicting Valentina Tereshkova | |
| Born | March 6, 1937 |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Occupation | Pilot |
| Space career | |
| Cosmonaut | |
| Rank | Major General, Soviet Air Force |
Time in space | 2d 22h 50m |
| Selection | Female Group |
| Missions | Vostok 6 |
She was the first woman to fly in space, aboard Vostok 6 (one of Vostok rocket) on 16 June 1963. She and four others were chosen out of more than 400 other women to fly in space.
Social activity
In 2011, she was elected to the State Duma of Russia from the United Russia party on the Yaroslavl regional list. Tereshkova, together with Elena Mizulina, Irina Yarovaya and Andrey Skoch, is a member of an inter-factional deputy group for the protection of Christian values; in this capacity, she supported the introduction of amendments to the Russian Constitution, according to which, "Orthodoxy is the basis of the national and cultural identity of Russia." Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Federal Structure and Local Self-Government since December 21, 2011.
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