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  • 16/06/2025
On June 16, 1963, Valentina Nikolayeva Tereshkova became the first woman to travel into space.

Tereshkova, a cosmonaut with then-Soviet Russia, launched into space on the Vostok 6 mission and orbited Earth 48 times in 70.8 hours. That's nearly three days alone in space! The goal of Vostok 6 was to better understand the female body's reaction to spaceflight. Tereshkova was give the title Hero of the Soviet Union when she returned from her voyage. Vostok 6 was her only space mission.
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00:00On This Day in Space
00:03In 1963, Valentina Nikolaeva Tereshkova became the first woman ever to travel into space.
00:09Tereshkova, a cosmonaut with the then Soviet Russia, launched into space on the Vostok 6 mission
00:15and orbited Earth 48 times in almost three days.
00:18The goal of Vostok 6 was to better understand the female body's reaction to spaceflight.
00:23Tereshkova was given the title Hero of the Soviet Union when she returned from her voyage.
00:28Vostok 6 was her only space mission.
00:31And that's what happened On This Day in Space.

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