Friday, June 14, 2013

The whole world celebrates 50 years of women in spaceflight
[ Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:06:28 GMT ]
By Miriam KramerSpace.comThe history of women in space is about to turn 50 years old.Sunday marks the 50th anniversary of Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova's landmark 1963 flight, which launched her into history as the first woman to fly to space — only two years after Yuri Gagarin performed the first spaceflight ever in 1961. Tereshkova circled the Earth 48 times during her time as the pilot ...
    


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