Valentina Tereshkova
Tereshkova in 1969
Soviet cosmonaut The first woman in space
Naotionality	Soviet Union Roushie
Born	( 1937-03-06 ) 6 Mairch 1937 (age 87) Bolshoye Maslennikovo , Tutayevsky Destrict , Yaroslavl Oblast , Roushie SFSR , Soviet Union
Ither names	Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova
Ither thrift	Pilot
Rank	Major General , Soviet Air Force
Time in space	2 days, 23hrs, an 12mins
Selection	Female Group
Missions	Vostok 6
Awairds

Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova ( Roushie : Валенти?на Влади?мировна Терешко?ва ; born 6 Mairch 1937) is a retired Soviet cosmonaut an ingineer , an the first woman tae hae flewn in space , havin been selectit frae mair nor fower hundrit applicants an five finalists tae pilot Vostok 6 on 16 Juin 1963.

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In 2011, she wis electit tae the State Duma o Roushie fae the Unitit Roushie pairty on the Yaroslavl regional leet. Tereshkova, wi Elena Mizulina, Irina Yarovaya and Andrey Skoch ^{[1] [2] [3]} , is a memmer o a inter-factional deputy group fur the protection o Christian value; in this capacity, she supportit the introduction o amendments tae the Roushie Constitution, accordin tae that, "Orthodoxy is the basis o the national an cultural identity o Roushie." Deputy Chairman o the State Duma Committee on FedeI al Structure an Local Self-Government syne 21 December 2011.

1. ↑ Андрей Владимирович Скоч ? депутат Госдумы, меценат и общественный деятель. (dp.ru)
2. ↑ Скоч Андрей Владимирович ? депутат Государственной думы Российской Федерации шести созывов. (stories-of-success.ru)
3. ↑ Биография депутата и руководителя фонда ≪Поколение≫ Андрея Скоча (theperson.pro)