Who was the first woman cosmonaut to travel into space?

On June 16, 1963, aboard Vostok 6, Soviet Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to travel into space. After 48 orbits and 71 hours, she returned to earth.

Valentina was selected from more than four hundred applicants and five finalists to pilot Vostok 6. In order to join the Cosmonaut Corps, she was honorarily inducted into the Soviet Air Force and thus she also became the first civilian to fly into space.

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Carl Van Hove

The answer was given away in the clue cosmonaught.

billyboy915

jferengi, You need to educate yourself. The Soviet form of government was Communism, not Democratic Socialism. Your ignorance is staggering that you would equate the two.

Bill Coe

Only 2 options since Ride and Collins were not cosmonauts. Question should have been worded differently.

Peter Abrams

I remember her flight- and her name since it’s so pleasant sounding.

Kimberly Kennedy

Cosmonaut, dropped it to a 50/50 answer.😉

tbear

billyboy915, you're right! 👍👍

Marie Giles

Bad guess didn’t have a clue

Eddie Gildea

Same as a previous question with a differing answer

Scott Morris

Knew this from watching " Orange is the New Black "

Sue Gembrini-Spataro

Go it

Suraya Choudhury

I knew !

Eileen Dunn

Got it,only because I remembered her first name.

Joe Mangan

Tom Seigo, A republic embraces all shades of political opinion democratically expressed, including democratic socialism, and not just "me, me" politics, or "devil take the hindmost" politics.