11. Tereshkova , a former Soviet cosmonaut, became the first woman in space in 1963.12. Russian television channels marked the date with historic footage and interviews with Tereshkova , 66. 13. Valentina Tereshkova said of China's planned launch of the Shenzhou 5 this week. 14. Tereshkova has since visited Finland several times.15. Like Valentina Tereshkova , he noted that the helmet headset produced sharp, unpleasant noise. 16. However his work Soviet embassy asked Lisanevich to organize a meeting for Valentina Tereshkova there. 17. On June 13, 1963, Valentina Tereshkova of Russia became the first woman in space. 18. Even Tereshkova might consider going again. 19. She was preceded by two Soviet women, Valentina Tereshkova in 1963 and Svetlana Savitskaya in 1982. 20. Before her recruitment as cosmonaut, Tereshkova was a textile factory assembly worker and an amateur skydiver.
