Valentina Tereshkova
瓦莲京娜·捷列什科娃
First Woman in Space
“Once you've been in space, you appreciate how small and fragile the Earth is.”
“一旦你去过太空，就会体会到地球是多么渺小和脆弱。”
— From interviews
Biography
Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to fly in space on June 16, 1963, aboard Vostok 6. A former textile factory worker and amateur parachutist, she was selected from over 400 applicants for the Soviet cosmonaut program. She orbited Earth 48 times over nearly three days, logging more flight time than all American astronauts combined at that point. She remains the only woman to have completed a solo space mission.
瓦莲京娜·捷列什科娃于1963年6月16日乘坐东方6号飞船成为第一位飞入太空的女性。她曾是纺织厂工人和业余跳伞运动员，从400多名申请者中被选入苏联宇航员计划。她在近三天内绕地球飞行48圈，飞行时间超过了当时所有美国宇航员的总和。她至今仍是唯一一位完成独自太空任务的女性。
Key Achievements
First woman in space (1963)
第一位进入太空的女性（1963年）
Orbited Earth 48 times in nearly 3 days
在近3天内绕地球飞行48圈
Only woman to have completed a solo space mission
唯一完成独自太空任务的女性
References & Citations
- Wikipedia: Valentina Tereshkova — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentina_Tereshkova
- ESA: Valentina Tereshkova biography
