360What happened in 1963?
4 moments from 1963 on 360n60, each told in 60 words or fewer.
- History · 16 June 1963
Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman in space
On 16 June 1963, the Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova launched aboard Vostok 6 and orbited the Earth 48 times in almost three days. A former textile factory worker and amateur parachutist, she was 26. Her call sign was 'Chaika', meaning seagull. She remains the only woman to have flown a space mission alone.
- On this day · 16 June 1963
Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman in space
On 16 June 1963, the Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova launched aboard Vostok 6 and orbited the Earth 48 times in almost three days. A former textile worker and amateur parachutist, she was 26. She remains the only woman to have flown a space mission alone.
- 16 June 1963 · from Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman in space
Tereshkova launches on Vostok 6
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Tereshkova becomes the first woman in space