<P> Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova ( Russian : Валенти́на Влади́мировна Терешко́ва , IPA : ( vɐljɪnjˈtjinə vlɐˈdjimjɪrəvnə tjɪrjɪʂˈkovə ) ( listen ) ; born 6 March 1937 ) is a retired Russian cosmonaut , engineer , and politician . She is the first woman to have flown in space , having been selected from more than 400 applicants and five finalists to pilot Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963 . She completed 48 orbits of the Earth in her three days in space . </P>
<P> Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova ( Russian : Валенти́на Влади́мировна Терешко́ва , IPA : ( vɐljɪnjˈtjinə vlɐˈdjimjɪrəvnə tjɪrjɪʂˈkovə ) ( listen ) ; born 6 March 1937 ) is a retired Russian cosmonaut , engineer , and politician . She is the first woman to have flown in space , having been selected from more than 400 applicants and five finalists to pilot Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963 . She completed 48 orbits of the Earth in her three days in space . </P>
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Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova
Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova