Valentina Tereshkova

Russian - (RFSA)

Retired

Date of Birth: March 6, 1937
Age: 87

Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova (born 6 March 1937) is a retired Russian cosmonaut, engineer, and politician. She is the first woman to have flown in space, having been selected from more than 400 applicants and five finalists to pilot Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963. In order to join the Cosmonaut Corps, Tereshkova was honorarily inducted into the Soviet Air Force and thus she also became the first civilian to fly in space.

Spaceflight Record

Valentina Tereshkova flew on one previous launch(es).

Vostok-K | Vostok 6

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
June 16, 1963, 9:29 a.m.

Status: Success

Mission:

Vostok was the last mission of the Vostok program. It was piloted by Valentina Tereshkova. The mission was launched two days after Vostok 5. The mission began on 16 June 1963, 09:29:52 UTC and ended on 19 June 1963, 08:20 UTC.

Low Earth Orbit

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Administrator: Yuri Borisov

The Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, commonly known as Roscosmos, is the governmental body responsible for the space science program of the Russian Federation and general aerospace research. Soyuz has many launch locations the Russian sites are Baikonur, Plesetsk and Vostochny however Ariane also purchases the vehicle and launches it from French Guiana.

Recent Launches

Soyuz 2-1v

In Flight

6 hours ago

Kosmos (Unknown Payload)

43/4 (43R) - Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Unidentified classified satellite(s) for the Russian military.

Falcon 9

Success

10 hours, 47 minutes ago

WorldView Legion 5 & 6

Launch Complex 39A - Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

WorldView Legion is a constellation of Earth observation satellites built and operated by Maxar. Constellation is planned to consist of 6 satellites …

New Shepard

Success

18 hours ago

NS-29

West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch - Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA

NS-29 will simulate the Moon’s gravity and fly 30 payloads, all but one of which is focused on testing lunar-related technologies. The payloads wi…

Falcon 9

Success

23 hours, 45 minutes ago

Starlink Group 12-3

Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

A batch of 21 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

H3-22

Success

3 days, 1 hour ago

Michibiki 6 (QZS-6)

Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2 - Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

QZSS (Quasi Zenith Satellite System) is a Japanese satellite navigation system operating from inclined, elliptical geosynchronous orbits to achieve o…