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Vostok 6
vah-STOK (Russian for East or Orient)
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The sixth and final flight of the Soviet Vostok program, and the first human spaceflight to carry a woman, cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova. Tereshkova completed 48 orbits of the Earth over almost three days, and the mission's data helped establish how the female body responds to spaceflight.
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Mission TypeCrewed single-cosmonaut Vostok-program spaceflight 1 OutcomeThe final flight of the Vostok program. It set the record for highest orbital inclination flown by a crewed spacecraft, 65 degrees, a record that stood for nearly 62 years. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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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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The spacecraft was launched on 16 June 1963.
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It set the record for highest orbital inclination of a crewed spacecraft at 65°, a record not broken until the 90° polar orbit of Fram2 nearly 62 years later.
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Landing date: 19 June 1963
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Wikimedia FoundationCrewed By: Valentina Tereshkova, Vostok 6, lead section (crew)Quote, Crewed By: Valentina Tereshkova, 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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Wikimedia FoundationOperated By: Soviet space program, Vostok 6, Wikipedia, infobox (Operator field)Quote, Operated By: Soviet space program, Vostok 6, Wikipedia, infobox (Operator field)
Operator Soviet space program
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