St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day: March 6, 2022

St. Louis MO

07 March, 2022

9:31 AM

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Press release from St. Louis Science Center: March 06, 2022 On this date 1937, Soviet Cosmonaut Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova was born. At only 26 years old, Tereshkova became the first woman to fly in space. Prior to travelling to space, she worked in a textile mill and trained as a parachutist, which aided in her cosmonaut selection. Following her spaceflight, Tereshkova continued to push for more women in the Soviet space program. Tereshkova remains the only woman of any nationality to complete a solo space flight. This press release was produced by St. Louis Science Center. The views expressed here are the author's own.