The first woman in space was Soviet Valentina Tereshkova, who launched on 16 June 1963, aboard Vostok 6 and orbited Earth for almost three days.
ðə fˈɜːst wˈʊmən ɪn spˈeɪs wʌz sˈoʊviət vˌæləntˈiːnə tˌɛɹɪʃkˈoʊvə, hˌuː lˈɑːntʃt ˌɔn sˈɪkstiːn dʒˈuːn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː, ɐbˈoːɹd vˈɑːstɑːk sˈɪks ænd ˈɔːɹbɪɾᵻd ˈɜːθ fɔːɹ ˈɔːlmoʊst θɹˈiː dˈeɪz.