1. Valentine Tereshkova World changing woman

2. Soviet cosmonaut Valentine Tereshkova was born in the Yaroslavl Region of Russia on March 6,1937. she was the second born of three children. Her father was a tractor driver and her mother in textile plant. Valentine began school in 1945 at the age of eight. In 1953, she left school and began working. She continued her education by correspondence courses.

3. Valentine became interested in parachute jumping at an early age.It was her expertise in parachute jumping that led to her selection as a cosmonaut.Tereshkova was a textile-factory assembly worker and an amateur parachut when she was recruited into the cosmonaut program.Under the direction of Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev,four woman were selected to be trained for a special woman in space program. Of the four women selected on Valentine Tereshkova completed a space mission.

4. Teresshkova was launched Aboard vostok 6 on June 16,1963 and became the The first woman to fly in Space. During the 70.8 hour Flight,vostok 6 made 48 Orbits of eart.Upon Completion of her imssion, Tershkova was honerd with the title Hero of the Sovite Union. She never flew again, She did become a spokesperson for the Sviet Union. While fulfilling this role,she received the United Nations Gold Medal of Peace.

5. On November 3, 1963, Tereshkova married astronaut Andrian Nikolayev. Their first child, a daughter named Elena, was a subject of medical interest because she was the first child born to parents who had both been exposed to space. Elena later went on to become a medical doctor. Tereshkova and Nikolayev divorced in 1980.

6. Valentine’s daughter became interested in medical because she Was first child born to Parents that were both in space

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