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Place of Birth
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Maslennikovo, in the Yaroslavl' region of the former USSR, currently part of Russia
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Career
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1962 Was selected as one of five women to train as a cosmonaut
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June 16, 1963 Launched into space aboard Vostok 6, which returned to Earth June 19
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1966 Elected to the Supreme Soviet, the legislative body of the USSR
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1968-1987 Served as chairwoman of the Soviet Women's Committee
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1969 Graduated from Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy
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1974 Became a member of the Central Committee, the governing body of the Communist Party
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1976 Received a Candidate of Technical Science degree
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1989 Was elected to the Congress of People's Deputies, the legislative body that replaced the Supreme Soviet
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April 1994 Was selected to lead the Russian Center of International Scientific and Cultural Cooperation
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1992 Was elected Presidium Chairwoman of the Russian Association of International Cooperation
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Did You Know
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In her single space flight, Tereshkova spent more time in orbit than all of the U.S. Mercury (1958-1963) astronauts combined.
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As with all Vostok landings, Tereshkova ejected from the capsule 6000 m (20,000 ft) above the ground and descended by parachute.
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Tereshkova was a cotton mill worker and a parachutist before becoming a cosmonaut.
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