Tag: Valentina Tereshkova

Pioneering Women in Space Exploration

July 23, 2024

On June 16, 1963, Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to travel to space. A Russian cosmonaut, Tereshkova’s journey marked a significant milestone in space exploration, paving the way for women in this field. It wasn’t until twenty years later, on June 18, 1983, that the United States sent its first woman to space, Sally…

How many women have actually been in space?

March 21, 2023

We all have an answer to the question of who was the first woman in space. Valentina Tereshkova. On June 16, 1963, the Vostok 6 spacecraft made that trip. But it took 20 years for a second woman to reach space. The second trip was in 1982, and that too was by Soviet Union cosmonaut…