Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
March 6, 1937 (age 89)
Place of Birth
Bolshoye Maslennikovo, Yaroslavl Oblast, Soviet Union [now Russia]
Valentina Tereshkova
Biography
Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova is a Russian engineer, member of the State Duma, and former Soviet cosmonaut. She was the first woman in space, having flown a solo mission on Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963.
