World's first woman to travel into space

Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova (born 6 March 1937) is a Russian engineer, former Soviet cosmonaut, and member of the State Duma. She achieved a historic feat by becoming the first woman in space, flying a solo mission aboard Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963. During the flight, she orbited the Earth 48 times and spent almost three days in space. At just 26 years old, she became the youngest woman to fly in space and in Earth orbit, remains the only woman to have flown a solo space mission, and is the last surviving cosmonaut of the Vostok programme.