Valentina Tereshkova
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Nationality Russian
Date Of Birth 1937-03-06
Status Retired
Type Government
Astronaut Biography
Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova (born 6 March 1937) is a retired Russian cosmonaut, engineer, and politician. She is the first woman to have flown in space, having been selected from more than 400 applicants and five finalists to pilot Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963.
In order to join the Cosmonaut Corps, Tereshkova was honorarily inducted into the Soviet Air Force and thus she also became the first civilian to fly in space.
