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June 14, 2013

Fifty years ago, Tereshkova became first woman in space
Moscow (AFP) June 14, 2013
On June 16, 1963, Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to fly into space in a scientific feat that was a major propaganda coup for the Soviet Union. Two years after Yuri Gagarin's historic first manned flight, Tereshkova blasted off in a Vostok-6 spaceship, becoming a national heroine at the age of 26. She remains the only woman ever to have made a solo space flight. In April 1962, officials narrowed down the candidates for the flight to five. In a top-secret process, they picked two ... read more

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