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Valentina Ponomaryova

Soviet Union and Russia

Valentina Ponomaryova, who lived from 1933 to 2023, was a Soviet Russian cosmonaut, pilot and scientist. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Dating
Selection Year
1962 1
Birth Year
1933 2
Connections

Associated With

Soviet space program, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Wikipedia: Valentina Ponomaryova

Operated By

Soviet space program, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Wikipedia: Valentina Ponomaryova
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Nationality

Russia

Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Soviet Union

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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Valentina Ponomaryova
  • Article text
    In February 1962, Ponomaryova was selected in a group of five female cosmonauts
  • Article text: selection
    In February 1962, Ponomaryova was selected in a group of five female cosmonauts
  • Operated By: Soviet space program, Lead sentence
    Valentina Leonidovna Ponomaryova (Russian: Валентина Леонидовна Пономарёва; née Kovalevskaya [Ковалевская]; 18 September 1933-8 November 2023), was a Soviet Russian cosmonaut, pilot and scientist.
  • Associated With: Soviet space program, Lead sentence
    Valentina Leonidovna Ponomaryova (Russian: Валентина Леонидовна Пономарёва; née Kovalevskaya [Ковалевская]; 18 September 1933-8 November 2023), was a Soviet Russian cosmonaut, pilot and scientist.
  • In Group: Vostok and Voskhod Cosmonauts, Article text: program or flight
    In February 1962, Ponomaryova was selected in a group of five female cosmonauts to be trained for a Vostok flight.
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2. Valentina Ponomaryova (Q3553627, Wikidata)
Wikidata item Q3553627, P569 (date of birth)
Quote, Wikidata item Q3553627, P569 (date of birth)
1933
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