The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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). Author not available, TERESHKOVA, VALENTINA VLADIMIROVNA. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ...
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Valentina (Vladimirovna) Tereshkova
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
... governmental positions until the early 1990s. She was named a hero of the Soviet Union and twice awarded the Order of Lenin. Valentina (Vladimirovna) Tereshkova Valentina (Vladimirovna) Tereshkova Valentina (Vladimirovna) Tereshkova
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Valentina Tereshkova
Encyclopedia of World Biography
Valentina Tereshkova Valentina Tereshkova (born 1937 ... VI in 1963. Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman in space. Tereshkova took off from ... Presidium. Valentina Vladimirovna "Valya" Tereshkova was born on ... killed when Valentina was two ... .
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