Once you have been in space, you appreciate how small and fragile the Earth is.
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Valentina Tereshkova
Born in 1937 in Yaroslavl Oblast, Tereshkova became the first woman in space on June 16, 1963, orbiting Earth 48 times over three days aboard Vostok 6. She later served decades as a Soviet and Russian politician.
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