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Valentina Tereshkova, the First Woman in Space
There was nothing in Valentina Tereshkova’s early life that indicated she would become a space pioneer. Born to a farming ...
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Russia’s first woman in space Valentina Tereshkova turns 80
MOSCOW, March 6. /TASS/. Russia’s Valentina Tereshkova - the first woman in space, holder of the Hero of the Soviet Union title, first-ever lady to have been awarded the rank of Major-General ...
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Putin presents Order of Gagarin to world’s first female cosmonaut
ST. PETERSBURG, June 16. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin met with the world’s first female cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova on Friday, on the anniversary of her historic space flight ...