"Tereshkova was the first woman in space. She completed 48 orbits of the Earth, she spent 2 days 22 hrs 50 mins in space during her first and only orbital mission, she is – to date – the only woman to fly solo beyond our atmosphere and she is still the youngest woman ever to enter space, aged just 26 years."
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Valentina Tereshkova: A Legend in Our Time, by Ryanne Day, UK Aviation News, (18 June 2020)
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