- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Mar 6, 1937 (89 years old)
- Place of birth
- Bolshoye Maslennikovo, Yaroslavl Oblast, Soviet Union [now Russia]
Valentina Tereshkova
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.
