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Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova 1937-, Soviet cosmonaut. She was the first woman to orbit the earth, in Vostok 6 on June 16-19, 1963. She left the Soviet space program soon after and married cosmonaut Andriyan Nikolayev. She was president of the Committee of Soviet Women (1968-86) and a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1971).

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Primera mujer en el espacio.(Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova)(Artículo breve)
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