When was Valentina Tereshkova born?

Valentina Tereshkova was born on 6 March 1937 in Bolshoye Maslennikovo.

What positions has Valentina Tereshkova held?

Positions held by Valentina Tereshkova include: member of the State Duma (since 21 December 2011); Member of the Yaroslavl Oblast Duma (2008–2011); people's deputy of union of socialist soviet republics (1989–1991); member of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR (1974–1989); deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (1966–1989).

Where did Valentina Tereshkova study?

Valentina Tereshkova was educated at Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy.

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Valentina Tereshkova

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Russian cosmonaut and pilot, first woman to have flown in space (born 1937)

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Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova (born 6 March 1937) is a Russian engineer, politician, and former Soviet cosmonaut. She was the first woman in space, having flown a solo mission on Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963. She orbited the Earth 48 times, spent almost three days in space, and is the only woman to have been on a solo space mission. She is the last surviving Vostok programme cosmonaut. At just twenty-six years old at the time of her spaceflight, she remains the youngest and first woman to orbit Earth. During her cosmonaut career, Tereshkova entered the political arena, serving in the Supreme Soviet from 1966 to 1989. Since 2011, she serves as a Member of the State Duma.

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Born: 6 March 1937 wd
Place of birth: Bolshoye Maslennikovo wd
Citizenship: Soviet Union, Russia wd
Occupation: astronaut, politician, military personnel, engineer, aircraft pilot, university teacher wd
Political party: United Russia (since 2008), Russian Party of Life (2003–2008), Our Home – Russia (1995–2003), Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1960–1991) wd
Education: Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy wd
Spouse: Andriyan Nikolayev, Yuliy Shaposhnikov wd

Positions held wd

member of the State Duma (since 21 December 2011)
Member of the Yaroslavl Oblast Duma (2 March 2008 – 21 December 2011)
people's deputy of union of socialist soviet republics (1989–1991)
member of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR (1974–1989)
deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (12 June 1966 – 25 May 1989)

Awards wd

Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR (1963)
Hero of the Soviet Union (1963)
Order of Karl Marx (1963)
Order of the October Revolution (1971)
Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1987)
Order of Friendship of Peoples
Order of Bernardo O'Higgins (1972)
Order of the Sun of Peru (1974)
Order of Alexander Nevsky (2013)
Order of Lenin (1963)
Order of Honour (2003)
Order of Friendship (2011)
Order of Georgi Dimitrov (1963)
Order of the Cross of Grunwald, 1st class (1963)
Order of Klement Gottwald (1963)

About

Before her selection for the Soviet space programme, Tereshkova was a textile factory worker and an amateur skydiver. She joined the Air Force as part of the Cosmonaut Corps and was commissioned as an officer after completing her training. After the dissolution of the first group of female cosmonauts in 1969, Tereshkova remained in the space programme as a cosmonaut instructor. She later graduated from the Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy and re-qualified for spaceflight, but never went to space again. She retired from the Air Force in 1997, attaining the rank of major general.

Tereshkova was a prominent member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, holding various political offices. This includes, in addition to the Supreme Soviet, serving as Member of its Presidium from 1974 to 1989. She remained politically active following the collapse of the Soviet Union, but twice lost elections to the national State Duma, in 1995 and 2003. In 2008, she was to her regional parliament, the Yaroslavl Oblast Duma, before running again for the State Duma in 2011, this time successfully as a member of the ruling United Russia party. She was re-elected in 2016, 2021 and 2026. Tereshkova has the federal…

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When was Valentina Tereshkova born?: Valentina Tereshkova was born on 6 March 1937 in Bolshoye Maslennikovo.
What positions has Valentina Tereshkova held?: Positions held by Valentina Tereshkova include: member of the State Duma (since 21 December 2011); Member of the Yaroslavl Oblast Duma (2008–2011); people's deputy of union of socialist soviet republics (1989–1991); member of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR (1974–1989); deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (1966–1989).
Where did Valentina Tereshkova study?: Valentina Tereshkova was educated at Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy.

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