(Born March 6, 1937 in Yaroslavl Oblast)
Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman to enter space. Out of over 400 applicants plus, narrowed down to 5 finalists she was chosen to pilot Vostok 6. It launched on June 16th 1963, and she became the first woman in space.
Over her three day stay in space, she did various test on herself. This was to see how the female body were to react in spaceflight. Yet she wasn't a likely candidate for this position. Before she became a Cosmonaut she worked as a textile-factory assembly worker and and an amateur parachutist. Following the down fall of the female cosmonaut group in 1969, she became became a prominent member of the Communist Party of The Soviet Union. She held various spots in political offices.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union she retired from politics. But to this day she is still an outstanding hero in Russia.
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