Valentina Tereshkova was born in the Yaraslavi on March 6, 1937. Valentina began school in 1945 at the age of eight. In 1953, she left school and began working. She continued she education by correspode courses. Valentina became interested in parachute jumping at an early age. It was her expertise in parachute jumping that lead to her selection as a cosmonaut. Tereshkova was a textile-factory assembly worker and an amateur parachutist. When she was recruited into the cosmonaut program. Of the four woman selected, only Valentina Tereshkova completed a space mission.
Tereshkova was launched aboard Vostok 6 on June 16, 1963 and became the first woman to fly in space. During the 70.8 hour flight, Vostok 6 made 48 orbit of Earth.
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