See more ideas about valentina tereshkova, women in history and space race. Her parents worked on a collective farm, but her father was killed during world war ii. The first lady of space by valentina tereshkova free pdf. Tereshkova, valentina 1937soviet cosmonaut, the worlds tenth astronaut and first woman in space, who served as chair of the committee of soviet women and a member of the central committee of the communist party.
Valentina tereshkova noun the noun valentina tereshkova has 1 sense 1. Tereshkova was born on march 6, 1937, in the village of masslenikovo. As a young woman, she worked in a textile mill and parachuted as a hobby. Soviet cosmonaut valentina tereshkova is seen in a still from a documentary film as she writes down the place and time of landing in the logbook, aug. Soviet cosmonaut who was the first woman in space born in 1937 familiarity information. List of famous astronauts famous people in history. Valentina tereshkova national air and space museum. Click download or read online button to get valentina tereshkova book now. Interviews with nasas senior leadership, sp20124114. While working at a textile mill at the age of 18, she took correspondence courses from. In honor of the occasion, sputnik found some interesting facts about her life, her character, and the fateful mission in june 1963 which put her into the history books. Valentina tereshkova was the first woman in space, orbiting the earth fortyeight times in vostok vi in 1963. Affectionately known as the first lady of space, valentina vladiminirovna valya tereshkova was born in a small village outside moscow where. Keywords gender equality british woman tractor driver soviet leadership soviet people.
Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. This week marks the anniversary of the flights of sally ride 30 years ago and of valentina tereshkova 50 years ago. From valentina tereshkova in 1963 and sally ride in 1983 to kalpana chawla and lauren clark on the last flight of the columbia, these women made history. Valentina tereshkova, soviet cosmonaut who was the first woman to travel into space. Valentina tereshkova download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Valentina tereshkova article about valentina tereshkova. In 1963 valentina tereshkova became the first woman to go into space. Valentina tereshkova early life valentina s parents came from belarus, a country in eastern europe, but valentina was born in central russia. It is located along the western perimeter of the mare moscoviense, and to the southeast of the crater feoktistov it is named for cosmonaut valentina tereshkova, the first woman in space. Valentina tereshkova biography famous people in history. Tereshkova was only 24 when she volunteered for the space program. Reel truth history documentaries recommended for you.
Of the four women selected, only valentina tereshkova completed a space mission. Tereshkova is a relatively small lunar impact crater on the far side of the moon. On 16 june 1963, valentina tereshkova, a textile worker from the ancient town of yaroslavl, became the first ever woman to fly in space. The first lady of space and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Tereshkova spent three days in space aboard vostok 6, strapped to her ejection seat inside the sevenandahalf foot wide pressurized cabin. However, valentina tereshkova was the only one of the group to go into space at that point. Soviet cosmonaut valentina tereshkova was the first woman in outer space, launched into space aboard the vostok 6 on 16 june 1963. Valentina tereshkova was born on march 6, 1937 in bolshoye maslennikovo, a village in western russia. Valentina tereshkova, the first woman in space, 1963. This biography provides detailed information regarding her childhood, career, profile and timeline.
Sep 07, 2018 valentina tereshkova, the first woman in space, 1963. First woman in space recalls missions teething troubles. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Since 1969, she has been the vice president of the womens international democratic federation. Valentina started school in 1945 when she was eight years old. Women in flight research at nasa dryden flight research center from 1946 to 1995, monographs in aerospace history, no.
Transcripts give new perspective on vostok6 mission the. Making history the historic first flight of a female cosmonaut was slated to concur with the second dual flight a mission on which two craft would be in orbit at the same time, and ground control would maneuver them to within 5 km 3 miles of each other. Nikolaevatereshkova, valentina vladimirovna born mar. Valentina tereshkova was honored with the title of hero of the soviet union. It was 51 years ago to the day, june 16th, 1963, that valentina tereshkova left the earth aboard the vostok 6, and became the first woman to enter outer space. On 16 june 1963, within hours of valentina tereshkova becoming the first woman in space, she realised that the scientists and engineers who had.
Valentina nikolaevatereshkova article about valentina. Valentina vladimirovna tereshkova is a member of the russian state duma and former cosmonaut. Tereshkova was among the first group of living people to have a crater named for. In 1957 the soviets had launched sputnik 1, the first manmade satellite an object that orbits in space, and in 1961 cosmonaut yuri gagarin 19341968. One of the main goals of sending a woman to space was to research the influence of the space environment on a woman as compared to the influence of the same conditions on a man. Valentina tereshkova was the first woman to go into space. Pioneers sally ride women space valentina tereshkova and. She accomplished this feat in 1963, at the height of the former soviet union s space program.
Before her selection for the soviet space program, tereshkova was a. For decades, russian as well as western publications on soviet space history have frequently centered around iconic heroes such as the grandfather of cosmonautics konstantin tsiolkovskii, his alleged heir sergei korolev, and cosmonauts such as iurii gagarin, german titov, and maybe valentina tereshkova. One of the main goals of sending a woman to space was to research the influence of the space environment on a woman as compared to the influence of the same conditions on a. From valentina tereshkova in 1963 and sally ride in 1983 to kalpana chawla and lauren clark on. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app.
The first soviet cosmonauts, left to right, gherman titov, andrian nikolayev, valentina tereshkova, yuri gagarin and valery bykovsky an autographed nasa picture of james van hoftens space walk to deploy one of three communication satellites from the space shuttle in 1985 fact file ronald ronnie bedford obe ronnie bedford died in 2012 aged 90 and, honouring his wish that the archive should. List of famous astronauts famous people in history, famous. Sep 17, 2015 on 16 june 1963, within hours of valentina tereshkova becoming the first woman in space, she realised that the scientists and engineers who had worked for years on the project had made two. Mar 29, 2017 in 1963 valentina tereshkova became the first woman to go into space. The first manned expedition to outer space was by yuri gagarin in 1961, followed by the first woman, valentina tereshkova in 1963, both of whom were soviets. Valentina tereshkova wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. One giant leap for womankind new york times historical backfile on proquest contains fulltext and images in pdf format of the new york times from 1851 to three years before current year. She and four others were chosen out of more than 400 other women to fly in space. Under the direction of soviet premier nikita khrushchev, four women were selected to be trained for a special womaninspace program. On june 16, 1963, valentina tereshkova, sealed inside her vostok 6 capsule, rode a modified ss6 sapwood rocket into orbit and into history.
Aircraft pioneers and the contributions of the men and women of nasa langley research center, sp20034316. Valentina tereshkova was born on 6 march 1937 in the bolshoye maslennikovo, a village on the volga river 270 kilometres 170 mi northeast of moscow and part of the yaroslavl oblast in central russia. From june 16 to 19, 1963, valentina vladimirovna tereshkova became the first woman to fly in space. The first woman in space, valentina tereshkova was a russian cosmonaut, who travelled round the earth for three full days. On june 16, 1963, she was launched in the spacecraft vostok 6, which completed 48 orbits in 71 hours. This left her mother to raise valentina in a village called maslennikovo. One giant leap for womankind new york times historical backfile on proquest contains fulltext and images in pdf format of the new york times from 1851 to. She was the first woman to fly in space, aboard vostok 6 one of vostok rocket on 16 june 1963. Her flight became the greatest one in the worlds history. Sep 25, 2014 here is a selection of valentina tereshkova facts.
It is named for cosmonaut valentina tereshkova, the first woman in space. It is located along the western perimeter of the mare moscoviense, and to the southeast of the crater feoktistov. March 6, 1937 maslennikovo, russia russian cosmonaut. Soviet cosmonaut valentina tereshkova was born in the yaroslavl region of russia on march 6, 1937. Early that sunday afternoon moscow time, tereshkova. Tereshkova was a textilefactory assembly worker and an amateur parachutist when she was recruited into the cosmonaut program. She flew vostok 6 in 1963, spending almost three days in space and orbiting earth 48 times. When valentina was two years old, her father left to fight in the second world war. During the cold war, the soviet media published vast amounts of. On her 80th birthday, she looks back at a lifetime of immense political change. Almost heaven tells the stories of the remarkable women who have bravely met two challenges. Valentina tereshkova was the primary lady to journey into house, spending virtually three days piloting vostok 6 in 1963twenty years earlier than sally journey turned the primary american lady to succeed in orbit.
Valentina tereshkova article about valentina tereshkova by. Valentina tereshkova is the first woman cosmonaut and a public worker. She is the first and youngest woman to have flown in space with a solo mission on the vostok 6 on 16 june 1963, she orbited the earth 48 times, spent three days in space, remains the only woman to have been on a solo space mission. Valentina tereshkova is the author of valentina tereshkova 3. She orbited the earth for almost three days, showing that women have the same ability in space as men. Nearly 55 years after her flight aboard the vostok 6 spacecraft, which lifted off from. Tereshkovas beginnings the space race tereshkovas new hobby choosing tereshkova cosmonaut training the launch tereshkova in space returning home the space family women in space a biography of the russian astronaut who was the first woman in space includes index. Valentina tereshkova a russian cosmonaut created history when she became the first woman to travel to space. The first woman in space space firsts feldman, heather on. She orbited the earth 48 times between june 1619, 1963 aboard vostok 6. In her personal phrases by valentina tereshkova necessitiesepub reader, 1.
Search the history of over 431 billion web pages on the internet. After about 18 months in the program, with just one month training in the space craft, she spent three days aloft before returning safely to earth. She left school to begin working in a textile plant in 1953. The first american in space in a suborbital flight was alan shepard and the first american to walk on the moon was neil armstrong.
Oct 23, 2015 valentina tereshkova was the first woman to travel into space, spending almost three days piloting vostok 6 in 1963twenty years before sally ride became the first american woman to reach orbit. She is the first and youngest woman to have flown in space with a solo mission on the vostok 6 on 16 june 1963. Valentina tereshkova made history by becoming the first woman to fly in space. On june 16,1963 valentina tereshkova was launched into space aboard vostok 6. On her 80th birthday, she looks back at a lifetime of immense political. Sovietrussian cosmonaut valentina tereshkova is celebrating her 81st birthday today. Both american astronauts and soviet cosmonauts during the cold war were often chosen based on their background in order to project the ideals of their. Public domain the following year, in 1962, the soviets launched a program for the new vostok where they recruited 50 people to serve as. Tereshkova s beginnings the space race tereshkova s new hobby choosing tereshkova cosmonaut training the launch tereshkova in space returning home the space family women in space a biography of the russian astronaut who was the first woman in space includes index.