Valentina Tereshkova

Soviet · Roscosmos

Days in space

Spacewalks

Missions

Lifespan

1937 – ·

Biographical record

The first woman in space, flying solo aboard Vostok 6 in 1963 and completing 48 orbits of Earth. A textile worker turned cosmonaut, she remains an enduring icon of space exploration and women in STEM.

Born

March 6, 1937

Flight log

Missions flown

1 entry

Jun 1963

Vostok 6

low earth orbit