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Who was the first woman in space? Valentina Tereshkova was born in 1937 in Central Russia. A skilled parachutist, she was selected as the unaccompanied pilot of the Vostok 6 mission. On the morning of June 16, 1963 at the age of 26 she blasted into space with the callsign of Chaika. She spent three days in space and orbited the earth 48 times. In 2000 she was awarded the Greatest Woman Achiever of the Century.     “Once you've been in space, you appreciate how small and fragile the Earth is.” Valentina Tereshkova, Women In Stem, Women Power, Great Women, The Final Frontier, Space Science, Space Travel, Pioneer Woman, 8x10 Photo

Who was the first woman in space? Valentina Tereshkova was born in 1937 in Central Russia. A skilled parachutist, she was selected as the unaccompanied pilot of the Vostok 6 mission. On the morning of June 16, 1963 at the age of 26 she blasted into space with the callsign of Chaika. She spent three days in space and orbited the earth 48 times. In 2000 she was awarded the Greatest Woman Achiever of the Century. “Once you've been in space, you appreciate how small and fragile the Earth…

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