Vostok 6
LocationSpace (LEO)
Year1963
Size2.3 m diameter
TypeCrewed capsule
About Vostok 6
Carried Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space, in June 1963. She orbited Earth 48 times in nearly three days. Flew at the same time as Vostok 5. Tereshkova ejected and parachuted to the ground, like other Vostok pilots. The next woman in space flew in 1982.
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