Valentina Tereshkova

Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova is a Russian engineer, member of the State Duma, and former Soviet cosmonaut. She was the first woman in space, having flown a solo mission on Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963.

• Known ForActing
• Born6 March 1937 (age 88)
• Place of BirthBolshoye Maslennikovo, Yaroslavl Oblast, Soviet Union [now Russia]