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Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova (1937- ) is a cosmonaut, a Russian astronaut. She was the first woman to travel in space.
From June 16 to June 19, 1963, Tereshkova traveled around the Earth 45 times -- once every 88 minutes -- in the spacecraft Vostok 6. She operated the spacecraft using only hand controls. When the space flight was over, she landed back on the Earth in a parachute.
Tereshkova was the first space traveler who had not been a test pilot earlier. Instead, she was a parachute jumper. She started parachuting as a hobby. She made over 125 jumps before entering space-flight training school.
How to cite this article: To cite this article, World Book recommends the following format: "Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova." The World Book Student Discovery Encyclopedia. Chicago: World Book, Inc., 2005.
From June 16 to June 19, 1963, Tereshkova traveled around the Earth 45 times -- once every 88 minutes -- in the spacecraft Vostok 6. She operated the spacecraft using only hand controls. When the space flight was over, she landed back on the Earth in a parachute.
Tereshkova was the first space traveler who had not been a test pilot earlier. Instead, she was a parachute jumper. She started parachuting as a hobby. She made over 125 jumps before entering space-flight training school.
How to cite this article: To cite this article, World Book recommends the following format: "Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova." The World Book Student Discovery Encyclopedia. Chicago: World Book, Inc., 2005.
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