Valentina Tereshkova

Born: March 6, 1937 in Russia

She was the first women to ever travel into space.

Her mission orbited Earth 48 times in 70 hours.

She was accepted into the U.S.S.R Cosmonaut program having been a successful amateur parachutist.

Given the Hero of the Soviet Union medal, its country’s highest award.

Bet you didn’t know there’s even a crater on the moon named after her!

“A bird cannot fly with one wing only. Human space flight cannot develop any further without the active participation of women.”