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Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova (Russian: Валентина Владимировна Терешкова, ; born 6 March 1937) is a Russian engineer, member of the State Duma, and former Soviet cosmonaut, being the first woman ever to fly in space. She was the first woman in space, having flown a solo mission on Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963. She orbited the Earth 48 times, spent almost three days in space, is the only woman to have been on a solo space mission and is the last surviving Vostok programme cosmonaut. She was the youngest woman to fly in space until 2023 when Anastatia Mayers flew on Galactic 02 at the age of 18. Since Mayers flew a suborbital mission, Tereshkova remains the youngest woman to fly in Earth orbit.

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Born	Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova 6 March 1937 (age 88) Maslennikovo, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia
Zodiac	Pisces
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Andrian Nikolayev 1929-2004 Soviet cosmonaut · m. 1963; div. 1980 info edit

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Elena Andrianovna info 1st child with Andrian Nikolayev Female b. 8 Jun 1964 Age: 61 1964- Celebrity Baby

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Andrian Nikolayev

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