Valentina Tereshkova
Valentina Tereshkova
Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova; born 6 March 1937) is a retired Russian cosmonaut and politician. She is the first woman to have flown in space, having been selected from more than four hundred applicants and five finalists to pilot Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963. She completed 48 orbits of the Earth in her three days in space...
NationalityRussian
ProfessionAstronaut
Date of Birth6 March 1937
CountryRussian Federation
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In the second half of the 20th century our country launched the first artificial space satellite and sent the first man into space, built the first-ever passenger jet, the first nuclear reactor and the first quantum generator. Such a research potential cannot dissipate overnight no matter how adverse the circumstances.
space appreciate earth
Once you've been in space, you appreciate how small and fragile the Earth is.
dream sky space
Anyone who has spent any time in space will love it for the rest of their lives. I achieved my childhood dream of the sky.
beautiful blue joy
It [the Earth] was breathtakingly beautiful, like something out of a fairy tale. There is no way to describe the joy of seeing the Earth. It is blue, and more beautiful than any other planet.
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If women can be railroad workers in Russia, why can't they fly in space?
development trends next
I am convinced that the modular structure of the Mir will be the main trend in manned orbital stations development in the next century
space flying argument
They forbade me from flying, despite all my protests and arguments. After being once in space, I was desperately keen to go back there. But it didn't happen.
eye dark flames
Again the pressure pushes me in the chair, shuts my eyes. I notice the dark red tongues of the flame outside the windows. I'm trying to memorize, fix all the feelings, the peculiarities of this descending, to tell those, who will be conquering space after me.
space done schedules
I felt fine after 24 hours and asked the state commission to prolong my stay in space to three days. And I carried out the entire schedule. Could I have done that if I had been half-dead?
beautiful blue light
I see the horizon. A light blue, a beautiful band. This is the Earth. How beautiful it is! All goes well.
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The missing toothbrush was nothing compared with the fact that the spacecraft was orientated to ascend, not descend. I would have gone up and up instead of going back down to the ground.
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I see Vostok-6 quite often in the centre for cosmonaut training. And every time I pass it by, I stroke it and say, 'My lovely one, my best and most beautiful friend, my best and most beautiful man.'
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A bird cannot fly with one wing only. Human space flight cannot develop any further without the active participation of women.
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Cosmonauts can keep their word like men and women - particularly women.