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Jun
16
2012
First Woman in Space
Posted by HW on 16 Jun 2012 /
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Published on June 16, 2012 On this date, 49 years ago, Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova became the first woman to rocket into space, launching on Vostok 6 to begin nearly three days in orbit. In that time, she made 48 orbits of the Earth, reaching as high as 144 miles of altitude before landing at Pavinskiy [...]
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