Reverend ElvisValentina #Tereshkova was born 89 years ago today, on 6 March 1937, in Maslennikovo in Russia. She worked in a car tyre factory and later as a tailor and ironer. But that was not enough for her: in addition to her work, she continued her education and received her technician's diploma in 1960. After several applications, she began training to become a #cosmonaut in 1962.
Just one year later, the time had come: on board #Vostok 6, Tereshkova took off on 16 June 1963 on a journey into space that lasted almost three days. It was the first space flight by a woman. She orbited the earth 48 times with her spaceship.
For her achievement, the cosmonaut was awarded the Order of Lenin and the honorary title "Heroine of the Soviet Union".Although her flight was a complete success for the Soviet space programme, Tereshkova was never used again.For almost 20 years, she remained the only woman with space experience.It was not until 1982 that Svetlana Savitskaya became the second woman to fly into space.
Just one year later, the time had come: on board #Vostok 6, Tereshkova took off on 16 June 1963 on a journey into space that lasted almost three days. It was the first space flight by a woman. She orbited the earth 48 times with her spaceship.
For her achievement, the cosmonaut was awarded the Order of Lenin and the honorary title "Heroine of the Soviet Union".Although her flight was a complete success for the Soviet space programme, Tereshkova was never used again.For almost 20 years, she remained the only woman with space experience.It was not until 1982 that Svetlana Savitskaya became the second woman to fly into space.
