Born
6 March 1937
Bolshoye Maslennikovo, Tutayevsky District, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Nationality
Soviet
Russian
Other names
Valentina Nikolayeva Tereshkova
Occupation
Pilot
Awards
Hero of the Soviet Union
Order "For Merit to the Fatherland"
Order of Lenin (2)
Order of the October Revolution
Order of Alexander Nevsky
Order of Honour
Order of Friendship
Space career
Soviet cosmonaut
Rank
RAF AF F6MajGen 2010-1.png Major general, Soviet Air Force
Time in space
2 days, 22 hrs, and 50 mins
Selection
Female group
Missions
Vostok 6
Born
6 March 1937
Bolshoye Maslennikovo, Tutayevsky District, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Nationality
Soviet
Russian
Other names
Valentina Nikolayeva Tereshkova
Occupation
Pilot
Awards
Hero of the Soviet Union
Order "For Merit to the Fatherland"
Order of Lenin (2)
Order of the October Revolution
Order of Alexander Nevsky
Order of Honour
Order of Friendship
Space career
Soviet cosmonaut
Rank
RAF AF F6MajGen 2010-1.png Major general, Soviet Air Force
Time in space
2 days, 22 hrs, and 50 mins
Selection
Female group
Missions
Vostok 6