© 2021 Biography and the Biography logo are registered trademarks of A&E Television Networks, LLC. In just under three days, she orbited the earth 48 times. [2] Tereshkova also joined the local Komsomol (Communist Youth League) in Yaroslavl, serving as the secretary of the organisation in 1960 and 1961. [117], Streets in Ukraine that bore Tereshkova's name have been renamed due to her support of Russia's military actions against Ukraine and it was done in accordance with the country's 2015 decommunisation law. Tereshkova and Nikolayev divorced in 1980. [30] After her launch, she radioed down:[31]. Mikhail Gorbachev was the first president of the Soviet Union, serving from 1990 to 1991. : Par Valentina Terechkova et Valeri Bykovski. Valentina Terechkova - Vikidia, l’encyclopédie des 8-13 ans Valentina Vladimirovna Terechkova, née le 6 mars 1937 à Maslennikovo, raïon de Toutaïev dans l'oblast de Iaroslavl, est la première femme à effectuer un vol dans l'espace, et est la première cosmonaute soviétique, grâce à son vol du 16 au 19 juin 1963. [54], By 1976, Tereshkova was a colonel in the Soviet Air Forces. Scroll below and check more details information about Current Net worth as well as Monthly/Year Salary, Expense, Income Reports! Valentina began attending school when she was eight or 10 (accounts vary), and then started working in the textile mill in 1954. Les années 60. 'Seagull'), later commemorated as the name of an asteroid, 1671 Chaika. [120] In January 2021, 24 Ukrainian streets were still named after Tereshkova; including a street in Busk, located in the same province as Lviv. [1] He and her mother Elena Fyodorovna Tereshkova had three children. In order to join the Cosmonaut Corps, Tereshkova was honorarily inducted into the Soviet Air Force and thus she also became the first civilian to fly in space. On the morning of 16 June 1963, Tereshkova and her backup Solovyova were both dressed in spacesuits and taken to the launch pad by bus. Biographie soviétique exemplaire: Valentina Terechkova. How beautiful the Earth is ... everything is going well. Encyclopedia of life and creativity" – edited by C. A. Lopota, This page was last edited on 6 May 2021, at 02:29. Réécouter 1963 2/4 Mission Vostok-6 : Valentina Terechkova, première femme dans l’espace écouter (59 min) 59 min. This was done, and a monument was erected at the site in the Lemetti, Karelia—now on the Russian side of the border. On November 3, 1963, Tereshkova married Andrian Nikolayev, who was also a cosmonaut. At the time Russia was part of the country known as the U.S.S.R, or Soviet Union. For example, in New Delhi, Tereshkova was a "feminist standard bearer bringing a message of hope for 'enslaved' Indian womanhood. To increase the odds of sending a Soviet woman into space first, the women cosmonauts began their training before the men. Vous pouvez voir sa biographie sur le blog ci dessous ... En mars 1962, Valentina Terechkova entre à l’âge de 25 ans dans le groupe des cinq femmes cosmonautes. [111] A planetarium in Yaroslavl was built and named for her in 2011. In 1963, cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to travel in space aboard Vostok 6. [25] After completing her communication and life support checks, she was sealed inside the Vostok. Parmi 400 candidates, il sélectionne 5 femmes sur les critères suivants : être parachutiste, avoir moins de 30 ans, faire moins d’1m70 et de 70 kilos. He died in the Finnish Winter Warduring World War II when Tereshkova was two years of age. ", "5 Russian women who built a great legacy", "Олимпийский огонь понесут Друзь, Фрейндлих и Плющенко", "Moskal renamed all streets bearing Valentina Tereshkova's name", "The scandal with the renaming in Odessa: the city Council gave the answer", "Во Львове предложили отправить памятник Терешковой в музей террора". After a two-hour countdown, Vostok 6 launched faultlessly, and Tereshkova became the first woman in space;[26] she remains the only woman to fly to space solo, and the youngest at 26 years of age. [97] In August 1970, Tereshkova was among the first group of living people to have a lunar crater named after them. Everything is fine. He and her mother Elena Fyodorovna Tereshkova had three chi… Tereshkova orbited the earth 48 times in 70.8 hours—just under three days. Jeune femme, elle travaillait dans une usine de textile et se parachutait comme passe-temps. [69] On 8 June 1964, nearly one year after her space flight, she gave birth to their daughter Elena Andrianovna Nikolaeva-Tereshkova,[2] the first person with both a mother and father who had travelled into space. [59] In the year 1995, Tereshkova was promoted to an honorary rank of major general. Vostok 5 would now carry a male cosmonaut Valery Bykovsky flying alongside a woman aboard Vostok 6, both to be launched in June 1963. Tereshkova was a prominent member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, holding various political offices including being a member of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet from 1974 to 1989. Valentina Terechkova nait le 6 mars 1937 à Maslennikovo, en Russie, d’un père agriculteur et d’une mère ouvrière dans une industrie textile. [21][37], In 1997, London-based electronic pop group Komputer released a song entitled "Valentina" which gives a more-or-less direct account of her career as a cosmonaut. [110] The school she attended as a child was renamed for her. [70], Later in their marriage, the couple grew apart and refused to even stand next to each other in photographs. Born: March 6, 1937 Maslennikovo, Russia Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman in space, orbiting the earth forty-eight times in Vostok VI in 1963. [43] Sometime after her mission, she was reportedly asked how the Soviet Union should thank her for her service to the country; Tereshkova requested that the government search for and publish the location of where her father was killed in action. In this capacity, she supported the introduction of amendments to the preamble of Constitution of Russia, to add that "Orthodoxy is the basis of Russia's national and cultural identity". Her father was a tractor driver and her mother worked in a textile factory. Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova was born on March 6, 1937, in Maslennikovo, near the larger city of Yaroslavl, Russia. Tereshkova had not held any previous desire to go to space,[7] and it was her experience in skydiving that would contribute to her selection as a cosmonaut. After the initial screening, 58 of those candidates met the requirements, which Kamanin reduced to 23. This first Soviet cosmonaut performed her immortal feat on … "use strict";(function(){var insertion=document.getElementById("citation-access-date");var date=new Date().toLocaleDateString(undefined,{month:"long",day:"numeric",year:"numeric"});insertion.parentElement.replaceChild(document.createTextNode(date),insertion)})(); Subscribe to the Biography newsletter to receive stories about the people who shaped our world and the stories that shaped their lives. Her father was a tractor driver and her mother worked in a textile plant. Short Biography. She was the first woman to have flown in space, having been selected from more than four hundred applicants and five finalists to pilot Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963. "S. P. Korolev. While she was orbiting, she spoke with Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, who said, “Valentina, I am very happy and proud that a girl from the Soviet Union is the first woman to fly into space and to operate such cutting-edge equipment.”. En mars 1962, Valentina Terechkova entre à l’âge de 25 ans dans le groupe des cinq femmes cosmonautes. In front of the thousands in attendance, the Premier also announced that both the cosmonauts were awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union medal. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walentina_Wladimirowna_Tereschkowa In 1992, she flew into space aboard the Endeavour, becoming the first African American woman in space. She is the first woman to … She was selected out of more than four hundred applicants, and then out of five finalists, to pilot Vostok 6 on the 16 June, 1963, becoming both the first woman and the first civilian to fly in space, as she was only honorarily inducted into the USSR's Air Force as a condition on joining the Cosmonaut Corps. She orbited the Earth 48 times, spent almost three days in space, and remains the only woman to have been on a solo space mission. Valentina Tereshkova was born on 6 March in 1937 in the Bolshoye Maslennikovo, a village on the Volga River 270 kilometres (170 mi) northeast of Moscow and part of the Yaroslavl Oblast in central Russia. [56] In April 1977, she earned a doctorate in aeronautical engineering[57] and underwent the medical examinations to qualify for spaceflight when selection of a new class of women cosmonauts began in 1978. While still employed as a textile worker, she trained as a competitive parachutist, which she kept a secret from her family. Mae C. Jemison is the first African American female astronaut. She received "congratulatory telegrams and letters... from around the world. She is known for her work on UFO (2018), Far from St. Petersburg (1991) and Der Augenzeuge (1946). Valentina Tereshkova is a retired Soviet cosmonaut, and was the first woman in space. Valentina Vladimirovna Terechkova (en russe : Валентина Владимировна Терешкова , née le 6 mars 1937 à Maslennikovo, raïon de Toutaïev dans l'oblast de Iaroslavl), est la première cosmonaute soviétique et la première femme à effectuer un vol dans l'espace, du 16 au 19 juin 1963. Tereshkova was only 24 when she volunteered for the space program. [48] The following month she presented a silver cup, which went to the team from the Soviet Union who won gold in all five boat classes, at the women's 1963 European Rowing Championships held in Khimki near Moscow. Learn more about Tereshkova’s life and career. Valentina Tereshkova was born in Maslennikovo, near Yaroslavl, in Russia on 6 March 1937. Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova (Russian: Валентина Владимировна Терешкова, IPA: [vɐlʲɪnʲˈtʲinə vlɐˈdʲimʲɪrəvnə tʲɪrʲɪʂˈkovə] (listen); born 6 March 1937) is a member of the Russian State Duma, engineer, and former cosmonaut. Astronaut, military pilot, and educator, Neil Armstrong made history on July 20, 1969, by becoming the first man to walk on the moon. Valentina Tereshkova è stata la prima e, al momento, l'ultima donna ad essere onorato di andare nello spazio senza un partner. [102][103] The 2000 album Vostok 6 by Kurt Swinghammer is a concept album about Tereshkova. Interested in parachuting from a young age, Tereshkova began skydiving at a local flying club, making her first jump at the age of 22 in May 1959. 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(By way of comparison, Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, orbited the earth once; and the four American astronauts who flew before Tereshkova orbited a total of 36 times.) Valentina Tereshkova Biography. We don't need war," referring to the anniversary of the German invasion of Russia that began 22 years ago that day. "Распоряжение Правительства РФ от 16.06.2008 N 863-р "О награждении Почетной грамотой Правительства Российской Федерации Терешковой В.В. [4] After her father's death, her mother moved the family to Yaroslavl, seeking better employment opportunity,[5][4] and became employed at the Krasny Perekop cotton mill.[1]. On June 13, 1963, she became the first woman to travel into space. As a mission specialist aboard the space shuttle Challenger in 1983, Guion S. Bluford became the first African American to travel into space. Après le succès du vol de Youri Gagarine, Sergueï Korolev, le père du programme spatial 1966 Luna 10, 1er satellite artificiel de la Lune mars 1966 Un petit pas pour l'Homme, un grand pas pour l'Humanité juil. As a young woman, Valentina Tereshkova worked in a textile mill and parachuted as a hobby. "[22] Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev was happy with the propaganda potential of her selection, since she was the daughter of a collective farm worker who died in the Winter War, and confirmed her selection. [41], According to the Russian newspaper Pravda, one million flowers were brought in to celebrate the success of the dual flights and greet the cosmonauts in Moscow. Valentina Tereshkova Biography. The first American woman to go to space was Sally Ride in 1983. Ses parents avaient émigré de Biélorussie. [121], Russian cosmonaut and first woman in space, "Tereshkova" redirects here. In Russia, questo è l'unico caso in cui un rappresentante del sesso debole riceve questo status. "Red Cosmonaut Meets Queen, Down-to-Earth", "Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova, DSc, Hero of the Soviet Union, Order of Lenin", "Why was a sculptor who promoted Communism executed by the Bolsheviks? [36], With a single flight, she logged more flight time than the combined times of all American astronauts who had flown before that date. Despite the success of Tereshkova’s flight, it was 19 years before another woman (Svetlana Savitskaya, also from the USSR) traveled to space. [118][119] A proposal was also brought forward in 2015 to move a monument to Tereshkova in Lviv, Ukraine to the Territory of Terror Memorial Museum. Her father was a tractor driver. She left school to begin working in a textile plant in 1953. Her parents had migrated from Belarus. On June 16, 1963, she was launched in the spacecraft Vostok 6, which completed 48 orbits in 71 hours. [20], Originally, a joint mission profile was developed that would see two women launched into space on solo Vostok flights on consecutive days in March or April 1963,[21] and it was intended that Tereshkova would launch first in Vostok 5 while Ponomaryova would follow her into orbit in Vostok 6. https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/valentina-tereshkova-6586.php Son père, Vladimir Terechkov, était un ancien conducteur de tracteur et un sergent aux commandes d'un char dans l' armée soviétique . Even though there were plans for further flights by women, it took 19 years until the second woman, Svetlana Savitskaya, flew into space. Vostok 6 was the final Vostok flight[32] and was launched two days after Vostok 5 which carried Bykovsky into a five-day mission. Valentina Tereshkova (born 1937) was the first woman in space, orbiting the earth 48 times in Vostok VI in 1963. [11][12][13], Since they had no military experience, they started with the rank of private in the Soviet Air Forces. During the late 1950s and 1960s, the Space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union escalated for space travel supremacy. [104] The 2015 album The Race for Space by Public Service Broadcasting also has a song featuring the Smoke Fairies entitled "Valentina". The Vostok-6 spacecraft, manned by the first female cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, was launched into orbit 50 years ago, on June 16, 1963. [99], None of the other four in Tereshkova's early group flew and, in October 1969, the pioneering female cosmonaut group was dissolved. [24], After the successful launch of Vostok 5 on 14 June, Tereshkova began final preparations for her own flight. Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman in outer space, launched into space aboard the Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963. Valentina TERECHKOVA juin 1963 1ère sortie dans l'espace d'Alexei LEONOV mars 1965 1er survol de Mars par Mariner-4 juil. [108], The Cosmos Museum was opened 25 January 1975 near Yaroslavl. Her father was killed during World War II, so her early life was difficult. The second of three children born to Vladimir Tereshkova and Elena Fyodorovna Tereshkova, Valentina Tereshkova was born on March 6, 1937 in Bolshoye Maslennikovo, a village in western Russia. [3] Her father, Vladimir Tereshkov,[4] was a former tractor driver and a sergeant in command of a tank in the Soviet Army. Valentina Vladimirovna Terechkova (née en 1937), est la première femme de l’histoire à avoir effectué un voyage dans l’espace, et la seule femme à avoir effectué ce voyage en solitaire.. Sélectionnée par Nikita Khrouchtchev. [60][61] She was later elected during 2008 to her regional parliament, the Yaroslavl Oblast Duma. Valentina Terechkova (1937 - ) cosmonaute russe En 1961, après le vol réussi de Youri Gagarine, Sergueï Korolev, le responsable du programme spatial soviétique, décide d’envoyer une femme dans l’espace. Tereshkova told the biographer Lady Lothian that the marriage ended in 1977;[56] she and Nikolayev divorced in 1982 and Tereshkova married Yuli Shaposhnikov, a surgeon she had met during her medical examinations to re-qualify as a cosmonaut. It is I, Seagull! She was also the first civilian to do so. [59], On 4 December 2011, Tereshkova was elected to the State Duma, the lower house of the Russian legislature, as a representative of the Yaroslavl Oblast and a member of the United Russia party. Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova was born in the Yaroslavl Region of Russia on March 6, 1937. [94], In 1967, Gregory Postnikov [ru] created a sculpture of Tereshkova for Cosmonaut Alley in Moscow. La sua regione d’origine è lo Yaroslavl , dove ha vissuto insieme ai genitori (padre agricoltore e madre operaia). Tereshkova was later elected in 2008 to her regional parliament, the Yaroslavl Oblast Duma. Her mother raised Valentina, her sister Ludmilla and her brother Vladimir, supporting the family by working in a textile mill. Jeunesse . Astronaut . [43], Less than a week after her return from space, Moscow hosted the International Women's Congress on 24 June where Tereshkova and Bykovsky were greeted by a gathering of about 2,000 women from 119 countries. ", "The Remote Siberian Monument to the First Woman in Space, Who Launched 50 Years Ago Today", "500 Men Have Moon Craters Named for Them", "The Astronaut's Playlist: Groovy Songs for Space Travelers", "Album Review: Public Service Broadcasting – The Race for Space", "Public Service Broadcasting – The Race For Space", "Findlay Napier – VIP: Very Interesting Persons", "Rebecca Front to star in Exmouth filmmakers' new short", "Who Was The First Woman To Go Into Space? Valentina Terechkova, 76 ans, a occupé diverses fonctions honorifiques à l'époque soviétique et est toujours députée à la Douma, la chambre basse du parlement russe. [50] Except for a few-months break that year, Tereshkova went on a continuous and exhausting world tour, returning to her public duties only two months after the birth of her daughter. However, this flight plan was altered in March 1963. Valentina Tereshkova a Russian cosmonaut created history when she became the first woman to travel to space Valentina Tereshkova - Miscellaneous, Family, Life - Valentina Tereshkova Biography Home We strive for accuracy and fairness. She continued her education through correspondence courses, and learned to parachute in her spare time. [45] Her trips in particular required pre-approval from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Defense, and the KGB and were ultimately authorized by the Presidium of the Central Committee of the Communist Party, the highest political bureau in the Soviet Union. Where does Valentina Tereshkova Street lead? In 2007, Vladimir Putin invited Tereshkova to celebrate her 70th birthday. Valentina Tereshkova è nata in Russia, sotto il segno dei Pesci, il 6 marzo 1937. [66] She serves as deputy chairperson of the Committee on the Federal Structure and Local Government. Valentina began school in 1945 at the age of … The first woman to travel in space, she called out, “Hey sky, take off your hat. Valentina Terechkova est née le 6 mars 1937 à Bolshoye Maslennikovo , un village sur la Volga à 270 kilomètres au nord-est de Moscou et une partie de l' oblast de Iaroslavl dans le centre de la Russie. [15] Tereshkova underwent water recovery training at sea where several motorboats were used to agitate the waters to simulate rough conditions. "[26] These telegrams express the impact that Tereshkova had on other countries, outside the Soviet Union. [31] Her mission was used to continue the medical studies on humans in spaceflight and offered comparative data of the effects of space travel on women. [citation needed] However, she landed safely but received a bruise on her nose, then she had dinner with some local villagers in the Altai Krai who helped her to get out of her spacesuit. This would be an insult to the patriotic feelings of Soviet women. When Vostok 4, piloted by Pavel Popovich, was launched a day later, there were, for the first time, two crewed craft in space simultaneously. [52] Tereshkova was also chosen for several political positions; she was a member of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (1966–1974), a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party (1969–1991), and a member of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (1974–1989). She headed the Soviet Committee for Women from 1968-87, was pictured on postage stamps, and had a crater on the moon named after her. Retrouvez Bonjour, cosmos ? Biography of Valentina Tereshkova the first woman in the world who traveled to space. Andriyan Nikolayev, Soviet cosmonaut, who piloted the Vostok 3 spacecraft, launched August 11, 1962. Valentina Tereshkova estimated Net Worth, Biography, Age, Height, Dating, Relationship Records, Salary, Income, Cars, Lifestyles & many more details have been updated below.Let’s check, How Rich is Valentina Tereshkova in 2019-2020? [68] General Kamanin, head of the space program, described it as "probably useful for politics and science". He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace for his leadership role in ending the Cold War and promoting peaceful international relations. [34][35] Tereshkova also maintained a flight log and took photographs of the horizon, which were later used to identify aerosol layers within the atmosphere. Achetez neuf ou d'occasion [1][5][6] Tereshkova also became interested in parachuting from a young age, and trained in skydiving at the local Aeroclub, making her first jump at age 22, on 21 May 1959. Lorsque elle quitte l'école, elle commence par travailler dans une usine de pneumatiques avant de devenir ouvrière dans la filature qui emploie déjà sa mère et sa sœur. Tereshkova graduated with distinction from the Zhukovsky Military Air Academy in 1969. Il videogioco di simulazione spaziale Kerbal Space Program le ha dedicato uno dei personaggi principali, Valentina Kerman. Her mother Elena raised her three children alone after her husband was killed, and worked hard as a textile worker. Valentina started school in 1945 when she was eight years old. Certificates of appreciation from the Government of the Russian Federation; 3 March 1997, – for the contribution to the development of space, the strengthening of international scientific and cultural ties and years of diligent work, 12 June 2003, – for large contribution to the development of manned space flight, 16 June 2008, – for long-term fruitful state and public activities, considerable personal contribution to the development of manned space flight and in connection with the 45th anniversary of spaceflight, Gold Medal of the British Society for interplanetary communications "For achievements in space exploration" (February 1964), "Testing of rocket and space technology – the business of my life" Events and facts –. On 16 February 1962, Tereshkova was selected along with four other candidates to join the female cosmonaut corps. Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova (Russian: Валенти́на Влади́мировна Терешко́ва; born 6 March 1937), is a Soviet retired cosmonaut.. She was the first woman to fly in space, aboard Vostok 6 (one of Vostok rocket) on 16 June 1963.She and four others were chosen out … The State Space Commission nominated Tereshkova to pilot Vostok 6 at their meeting on 21 May. Valentina Vladimirovna Terechkova (en russe : Валентина Владимировна Терешкова, née le 6 mars 1937 à Maslennikovo, raïon de Toutaïev dans l'oblast de Iaroslavl), est She became a member of the Communist Party in 1962. Préface de Youri Gagarine. She is the first woman to have flown in space, having been selected from more than … Assumendosi la piena responsabilità del volo spaziale, ha successivamente ricevuto il grado di Maggiore Generale. beudjull.e-monsite.com/pages/biographies/biographie-terechkova-valentina.html [55][68][b] They remained married until Shaposhnikov's death in 1999. He died in the Finnish Winter War during World War II when Tereshkova was two years of age. She became a prominent member of the Communist Party, and represented the USSR at numerous international events, including the United Nations conference for the International Women’s Year in 1975. Monuments of communist leaders are removed from the public and placed in the museum as a part of decommunization efforts. The first woman in space, Valentina Tereshkova was a Russian cosmonaut, who travelled round the earth for three full days. [54] Following Gagarin's death, the Soviet space program was not willing to risk losing another hero. [54] A few months after she graduated with honours from the Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy in October 1969,[56] the team of women cosmonauts was disbanded and a woman would not go to space again until Svetlana Savitskaya in 1982. She is a former Russian cosmonaut and a politician. [17] The group spent several months in basic training[15] and, after finishing their training and passing an examination, Kamanin offered them the option to be commissioned as regular Air Force officers. Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova (Russian: Валентина Владимировна Терешкова, IPA: [vɐlʲɪnʲˈtʲinə vlɐˈdʲimʲɪrəvnə tʲɪrʲɪʂˈkovə] (); born 6 March 1937) is a member of the Russian State Duma, engineer, and former cosmonaut.She is the first and youngest woman to have flown in space with a solo mission on the Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963. She toured the country which at the time was dealing with effects of Hurricane Flora. Valentina Tereshkova Biography, Life, Interesting Facts. Valentina's mother worked in a textile plant. https://www.biography.com/astronaut/valentina-tereshkova. In 1983, astronaut and astrophysicist Sally Ride became the first American woman in space aboard the space shuttle Challenger. XXe siècle a été l'époque de l'émancipation.Les femmes deviennent des scientifiques nucléaires, les pilotes, ils jouaient au football, faire d'autres sports, jusque-là l'apanage des anciens hommes.Premier état de .