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Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova (was born 6 March 1937) is a retired Russian cosmonaut and politician

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Content
1. Early life
2. Soviet space program
3. Career
4. Honours and awards

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Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova
First woman to have flown in space,
Hero of the Soviet Union, Major General

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Valentina Vladimirovna
Tereshkova (was born 6
March 1937) is a retired
Russian cosmonaut and
politician.

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Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova having been
selected from more than four hundred applicants and
five finalists to pilot Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963.

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Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova was
pilot Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963.

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Honours and award
Order of Merit for the Fatherland
Order of Alexander Nevsky
Order of Honour
Order of Friendship
Honoured Master of Sport
Hero of the Soviet Union
Order of Lenin
Order of the October Revolution
Order of the Red Banner of Labour
Order of the Friendship of Peoples

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Valentina Tereshkova is a candidate
of technical Sciences, Professor,
author of over 50 scientific papers.

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A crater on the moon and
minor planet 1671 Chaika
was named after Valentina
Tereshkova.

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Soviet Union collectible coin 1 rouble
Valentina Tereshkova,
1st woman in Space issued 1983.

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Literature
1. http://images.yandex.ru
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2. http://im5-tub-ru.yandex.net
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