St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day: June 9, 2022

St. Louis MO

10 June, 2022

9:59 AM

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Press release from St. Louis Science Center: June 9, 2022 On this date in 1963, the Soviet spacecraft Vostok 5 is rolled out to its launch pad, near Vostok 6. After final testing, both spacecraft are declared ready for launch of the very first mission to rendezvous two spacecraft. Vostok 5 is flown by cosmonaut Valeri Bykovsky, and Vostok 6 by Valentina Tereshkova who was about to become the first woman in space. This press release was produced by St. Louis Science Center. The views expressed here are the author's own.