Valentina Tereshkova [1937-0] Russian Rank: 101 Astronaut, Cosmonaut
Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova is a retired Russian cosmonaut and politician. She is the first woman to have flown in space, having been selected from more than four hundred applicants and five finalists to pilot Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963. Space, Women, Change, Dreams, History | ![](apic/23825.jpg) |