…Engineering and Curator of ‘Valentina Tereshkova: First Woman in Space’ said “Valentina Tereshkova epitomises the can-do spirit that propels humanity to great things. As the first woman in space and…
To mark International Women’s Day, Curator Doug Millard explores the extraordinary life of Valentina Tereshkova. Valentina Tereshkova before her mission c. Roscosmos In April 1961 when news of Yuri Gagarin’s…
Dr Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space, today declared that she would like to join the director of the Science Museum on a space flight during the launch of…
…over the radio: “Ya Chaika, Ya Chaika [I am Seagull]! I see the horizon […] This is the Earth; how beautiful it is. Everything goes well.” 26-year-old Valentina Tereshkova from…
…in space marks the latest milestone in a line of pioneering women. From the first woman in space, Valentina Tereshkova in 1963 to the first Briton in space, Helen Sharman…
…and the astronauts are clearly visible around the edge of the shield. Each culture has used space mission patches in its own way. In 1963 the Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova…
…Moscow, including a Science Museum tribute to the first civilian and first woman in space, Valentina Tereshkova. Dame Mary Archer, Chair of the Science Museum Group Board of Trustees, told…
…exhibition, which was officially opened by Valentina Tereshkova (the first woman in space), brought together the most significant collection of Russian spacecraft and artefacts ever shown in the UK to…
…More firsts quickly followed for the USSR, with Yuri Gagarin becoming the first human in space on 12 April 1961, Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space in 1963,…
…Anderson and Low; Engineer Your Future explaining engineering careers to young people; and most recently Valentina Tereshkova: The First Woman in Space, celebrating the 80th birthday of Valentina Tereshkova. And…
…Vladimir Putin – you can see a virtual version of the Cosmonauts exhibition here. To top it all, Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space, made a special journey to…
…Tereshkova. Tereshkova was the first woman in space, the first civilian and remains the only woman to have flown solo in space. https://youtu.be/ZEbw4wPsxUo Roger Highfield is Director of External Affairs…