(Baonghean.vn) - 54 years ago, on June 16, 1963, Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in the world to fly into space, etching her name into the history of humanity's space exploration.
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| On June 16, 1963, the Vostok-6 spacecraft carried the world's first woman, Valentina Tereshkova, into space. She was a Soviet national and accomplished this glorious mission aboard this special spacecraft. |
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| Female astronaut Valentina Tereshkova chats with the legendary Soviet rocket "chief designer" Sergei Korolev before her first flight into space. |
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| Valentina Tereshkova (left) and Valery Bykovsky (right) at the Star Training Center before their joint flight on June 16, 1963. |
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| Valentina Tereshkova and her companion Valery Bykovsky train before their historic flight into space. |
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| Tereshkova had to train very hard to prepare for her historic journey into space. |
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| Famous astronaut Yuri Gagarin and Valentina Tereshkova in a radio class. |
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| Valentina Tereshkova a few minutes before the Vostok-6 spacecraft was launched into orbit. |
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| Female astronaut Valentina Tereshkova waves while inside the Vostok-6 spacecraft. |
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| This woman's first space flight lasted 2 days, 22 hours, and 41 minutes. Tereshkova has orbited the Earth 48 times. |
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| Tereshkova was not only the first woman in the world to fly into space, but also the only female astronaut on Earth to undertake that mission alone. All other female astronauts have flown into space with other members of their crew. |
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| Since flying into space, Tereshkova's dream of conquering space has never stopped. She even wants to undertake a mission to Mars. |
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| Upon seeing all the continents on Earth, Tereshkova dreamed of visiting Australia. Years later, her dream came true. |
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| After her first flight, Tereshkova never flew into space again. She later became a training pilot, instructor, and earned a doctorate in engineering. |
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| For her contributions, Tereshkova was awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union medal, the Order of Lenin, the United Nations Peace Medal, and the Simba International Women's Movement Award. |
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| Russian President Vladimir Putin presents flowers to the first woman to fly into space. |
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