On June 19, 1963, two Soviet spacecraft named Vostok 5 and Vostok 6 returned to Earth, ending a historic joint mission. Vostok 6 was carrying cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, who became the first woman ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The Universe is out there, waiting for you to discover it. Aboard Vostok 6, her rendezvous with Vostok 5 cosmonaut Valery Bykovsky ...

Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, who 50 years ago this Sunday launched aboard the Soviet Union's Vostok 6 mission, set a world record by becoming the first woman in space. But her gender wasn't the ...

On June 16, 1963, Valentina Tereshkova, a 26-year-old factory worker turned parachutist, strapped into a capsule and changed the course of history. Her three-day journey aboard Vostok 6 made her the ...

Valentina Tereshkova, a Soviet cosmonaut with humble beginnings and a background in parachuting, became the first woman in space in 1963 aboard Vostok 6, completing a three-day mission. Tereshkova's ...

S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia staff and management congratulate you on the fortieth anniversary of the space flight of the first woman in space. The three-day mission, which you ...

The Soviet/Russian space program achieved numerous "firsts" in human spaceflight, including the first human in space (Yuri Gagarin, Vostok 1), the first spacewalk (Alexei Leonov, Voskhod 2), and the ...

On April 14, 2025, six women aboard Blue Origin Flight NS-31 made history as the first all-female crew to fly to the edge of space since Valentina Tereshkova's solo 1963 flight on Vostok 6. The rocket ...

Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, who 50 years ago this Sunday (June 16) launched aboard the Soviet Union's Vostok 6 mission, set a world record by becoming the first woman in space. But her gender wasn ...