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Valentina Tereshkova, the First Woman in Space
In America, we often hail Sally Ride as the first female astronaut. But the first woman in space was actually a Soviet ...
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Russia’s first woman in space Valentina Tereshkova turns 80
MOSCOW, March 6. /TASS/. Russia’s Valentina Tereshkova - the first woman in space, holder of the Hero of the Soviet Union title, first-ever lady to have been awarded the rank of Major-General ...