6 March 2019 14:50
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History of our days: March 6 was born the "Seagull" of the Soviet cosmonautics
March 6, 1937, the first woman cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova was born. Her story is like a fairy tale: a provincial-born girl who worked in a weaving factory, at several o'clock, became a living legend of the entire planet and occupied high government posts in a huge country covering one sixth of the globe. Although it was not accidental that they chose her from among the candidates: Valentina was a champion – parachutist, smart, brave girl. On June 16, 1963, she flew into space, where she remained alone with the stars for three whole days! Six days later, she was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. Tereshkova's call sign in space was “The Seagull” ... The second woman astronaut in the history of world space exploration flew into space as part of a 3-member crew almost 20 years later, in 1982: she was also the first Russian woman, Svetlana Savitskaya cosmonaut stepping into outer space. Valentina Tereshkova is the only female general in Russian history. Today, at 80, she continues to be an active politician, and at the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, the cosmonaut, along with seven other prominent personalities of Russia, carried the Russian flag.
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