Valentina Tereshkova
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century
- Categories: Government and Politics, Women’s Issues, Aviation, Space Exploration
- Subcategories: Communism, Communists, Astronauts, Cosmonauts
- Curriculum: Women’s History, 20th & 21st Century European History, Russian/Former Soviet States History
Article abstract: On June 16, 1963, Tereshkova became the first woman in space. During her 71-hour flight, she achieved an altitude of over 143.2 miles and traveled a distance of l,222,020 miles. Upon her return to the Soviet Union, she became a national heroine who traveled the world extolling the virtues of the communist system.
Early Life
Valentina Vladimirovna Nikolayeva Tereshkova was born on a collective farm about 200 miles from Moscow. Her father, a former tractor driver on a commune, died on the front during World War II when Tereshkova was just...
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