The first woman cosmonaut had to be fit and young. Why?
because a long journey makes you tired; the cosmonaut had to stay on space for several days; the scientist didn't want the cosmonaut to be ill in space
When was Valentina Tereshkova born?
16th of March, 1937
Who was the first man on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
Where did Valentina work at seventeen?
in a factory
Did the Russian engineers want a small woman or a big woman. Why?
they wanted a small woman; there was not much room inside a space rocket
Who was the first man in space?
Yuri Gagarin
Where did Valentina's mother work?
in a factory
How long did Valentina’s flight last?
almost 3 days
How many women joined the space programme in February 1962?
50
How old was Valentina when she made her first parachute jump?
22 years old
Where did Valentina learn to skydive?
at the flying club in Yaroslavl
When did Neil Armstrong first step on the moon?
on the 21st of July, 1969
When did Valentina get married? Who was her husband?
in November, 1963. Her husband was a cosmonaut - Adrian Nikolayev
On her seventieth birthday, what was Valentina's dream?
a flight to Mars
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