Tereshkova
Americannoun
noun
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The first and only previous space voyage by an “all-female crew” was completed by Valentina Tereshkova, a Russian cosmonaut, in 1963.
From Slate • Apr. 11, 2025
Perhaps not coincidentally, that’s the same year Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to venture into space.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2024
After Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space in 1963, only four other Russian women have ever left Earth.
From Salon • Oct. 2, 2021
The woman turned out to be Valentina Tereshkova, the first female cosmonaut.
From New York Times • May 30, 2017
She wasn't even born when Valentina Tereshkova made her historic flight.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
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