Valentina Tereshkova is a Russian NASA astronaut who is the first and youngest woman to have flown in space with a solo mission on the Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963.
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REAL NAME | Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova |
Birth Date | 6 March 1937 |
Birth Place | Bolshoye Maslennikovo, Russia |
Age | 84 years |
Profession | Astronauts |
Zodiac Sign | Pisces |
Nationality | Russian |
Also Working As | State Duma, Engineer, Politician |
Gender | Female |
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Height | 5 ft 5 inches |
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Father | Vladimir Tereshkov |
Mother | Elena Fyodorovna Tereshkova |
Brother | Vladimir Tereshkov |
Sister | Ludmila Tereshkova |
Debut/Fame | data |
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Debut | 1st female group (1962) |
Fame | Vostok 6 (1963) |
Marriages/children | data |
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Husband | Andriyan Nikolayev (m. 1963–div. 1982) |
Daughter | Elena Andrianovna Nikolaeva-Tereshkova |
Husband | Yuli Shaposhnikov (m. 1982–1999) |
Education and Net Worth | data |
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School | Light Industry Technical School |