Vostok 6 - Wikipedia
Vostok 6 (Russian: Восток-6, Orient 6 or East 6) was the first human spaceflight to carry a woman, cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, into space. See more
Valentina Tereshkova | Biography, Vostok 6, & Facts
Learn about Valentina Tereshkova, the Soviet cosmonaut who flew on Vostok 6 in 1963 and became the first woman to travel into space. Find out about her life, …
NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Details
Vostok 6 was the last spacecraft in the USSR's first crewed flight series, carrying Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space. It orbited Earth for 70.7 hours, con…
- Launch Date: 1963-06-16 Launch Vehicle: Modified SS-6 (Sapwood) with 1st Generation Upper Stage Launch Site: Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome), U.S.S.R Mass:4713 kg
Valentina Tereshkova and Sally Ride – Women Space Pioneers
Mar 30, 2018 · Learn about the first women in space, Valentina Tereshkova and Sally Ride, who flew on Vostok 6 and Space Shuttle missions in 1963 and 1983. Discover their backgrounds, …
How Valentina Tereshkova's 1963 Vostok-6 Flight Worked …
Jun 14, 2013 · Learn how the first woman in space flew on Vostok-6, the 12th human spaceflight in history. See the details of her mission, the spacecraft, the suit and the re-entry in this …
Sally Ride and Valentina Tereshkova: Changing the Course of
Jun 14, 2013 · Learn how the first American woman in space, Sally Ride, and the first woman in space, Valentina Tereshkova, changed the course of human space exploration. Read about …
This Week in Rocket History: Vostok 6 - CosmoQuest
Jun 17, 2021 · Learn about the historic flight of Valentina Tereshkova, the first female cosmonaut, and her mission with Vostok 6 in 1963. Discover how she was selected, trained, and performed in space, and how she influenced the Space …
The Vostok Program: The Soviet's first crewed spaceflight program
Jul 28, 2020 · The Vostok program was a Soviet space program project that ran from 1960 to 1963 and achieved many spectacular milestones in spaceflight, including placing the first man …
Vostok 6 | Soviet spacecraft | Britannica
In Valery Bykovsky. …days, the Soviet Union launched Vostok 6, carrying Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman to travel in space. The two ships held parallel orbits, at one point approaching …
Vostok 6 - Encyclopedia Astronautica
Joint flight with Vostok 5. First woman in space, and the only Russian woman to go into space until Svetlana Savitskaya 19 years later. On its first orbit, Vostok 6 came within about five km of Vostok 5, the closest distance achieved during …