Valentina Tereshkova

Valentina Tereshkova
Tereshkova in 1969
Soviet cosmonaut The first woman in space
Naotionality	Soviet Union Roushie
Born	(1937-03-06) 6 Mairch 1937 Bolshoye Maslennikovo, Tutayevsky Destrict, Yaroslavl Oblast, Roushie SFSR, Soviet Union
Ither names	Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova
Ither thrift	Pilot
Rank	Major General, Soviet Air Force
Time in space	2 days, 23hrs, an 12mins
Selection	Female Group
Missions	Vostok 6
Awairds

Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova (Roushie: Валенти́на Влади́мировна Терешко́ва; born 6 Mairch 1937) is a retired Soviet cosmonaut an ingineer, an the first woman tae hae flewn in space, havin been selectit frae mair nor fower hundrit applicants an five finalists tae pilot Vostok 6 on 16 Juin 1963.

Social activity

In 2011, she wis electit tae the State Duma o Roushie fae the Unitit Roushie pairty on the Yaroslavl regional leet. Tereshkova, wi Elena Mizulina, Irina Yarovaya and Andrey Skoch , is a memmer o a inter-factional deputy group fur the protection o Christian value; in this capacity, she supportit the introduction o amendments tae the Roushie Constitution, accordin tae that, "Orthodoxy is the basis o the national an cultural identity o Roushie." Deputy Chairman o the State Duma Committee on FedeI al Structure an Local Self-Government syne 21 December 2011.