Name: Valentina Tereshkova
Birthday: 06 March 1937
Deathday: null
Place of Birth: Bolshoye Maslennikovo, Yaroslavl Oblast, Soviet Union [now Russia]
Known For: Acting
Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova is a Russian engineer, member of the State Duma, and former Soviet cosmonaut. She was the first woman in space, having flown a solo mission on Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963.
