First Woman In Space 1963

On june 16 1963 aboard vostok 6 soviet cosmonaut valentina tereshkova becomes the first woman to travel into space.
First woman in space 1963. The cosmonaut valentina tereshkova a former textile worker became the first woman in space as her spaceship vostok 6 reached earth s orbit. However this flight plan was altered in march 1963. That was her only trip into. Originally a joint mission profile was developed that would see two women launched into space on solo vostok flights on consecutive days in march or april 1963 and it was intended that tereshkova would launch first in vostok 5 while ponomaryova would follow her into orbit in vostok 6.
On june 16 1963 russian cosmonaut valentina tereshkova ventured into space and became the first woman to accomplish this feat. After 48 orbits and 71 hours she returned to earth having spent more time in. Please find below the tereshkova russian cosmonaut who became the first woman to fly in space in 1963 crossword clue answer and solution which is part of daily themed crossword may 22 2020 answers.