A Soviet cosmonaut who became the first woman in space, flying a solo mission aboard Vostok 6 in 1963. She remains, as of the mid-2020s, the only woman to have flown a solo space mission.
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Flew under the Soviet space program that Roscosmos institutionally succeeded.
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Wikimedia FoundationValentina Tereshkova, lead sectionQuote, Valentina Tereshkova, lead section
Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova (born 6 March 1937) is a Russian engineer, politician, and former Soviet cosmonaut.
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Wikimedia FoundationValentina Tereshkova, Wikipedia - Vostok 6 flight sectionQuote, Valentina Tereshkova, Wikipedia - Vostok 6 flight section
Her call sign on this flight was Chaika (Russian: seagull).
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Wikimedia FoundationMissions Crewed: Vostok 6, Vostok 6, lead section (crew)Quote, Missions Crewed: Vostok 6, Vostok 6, lead section (crew)
Vostok 6 (Russian: Восток-6, lit. 'Orient 6' or 'East 6') was the first human spaceflight to carry a woman, cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, into space.
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