Witness History: Archive 2013 - The first woman in space

In 1963 Soviet Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova went into orbit. Photo: Valentina Tereshkova before boarding Vostok 6, at Baikonur cosmodrome, on June 16, 1963. AFP/TASS

Published on Friday, 21st June 2013.

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