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The first woman in space

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Valentina Tereshkova, cosmonaut

BBC World Service - Witness History, Valentina Tereshkova, cosmonaut

The Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman to be sent into space

The Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman to be sent into space in 1963.

In June 1963 Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova was sent into orbit around the Earth, in a solo voyage which lasted for nearly three days. Lucy Ash went to Russia to find out more about her.

Photo: Valentina Tereshkova before boarding Vostok 6, at Baikonur cosmodrome, on June 16, 1963. Credit:AFP/TASS

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