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Press release from St. Louis Science Center:
June 16, 2022
On this date in 1963, Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space. This was a solo mission aboard Vostok 6. She orbited the Earth 48 times and spent approximately 3 days in space. Tereshkova remains the only woman in history 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.
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