Name the year: Valentina Tereshkova first woman in space; the Great Train Robbery took place; John Profumo resigned?
Valentina Tereshkova Valentina Tereshkova Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova (; born 6 March 1937) is a retired Russian cosmonaut, engineer, and politician. She is the first woman to have flown in space, having been selected from more than 400 applicants and five finalists to pilot Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963. In order to join the Cosmonaut Corps, Tereshkova was honorarily inducted into the Soviet Air Force and thus she also became the first civilian to fly in space. Before her recruitment as a cosmonaut, Tereshkova was a textile-factory assembly worker and an amateur skydiver. After the dissolution of the first group of female
Valentina Tereshkova named Valentina in her honor. The 2017 mobile RPG "" has a hero named "Valentina, the Star Pioneer" in honor of Tereshkova. In 2017, Uruguayan electronic duo "Corvis" released a full album inspired by Valentina's courage, "Krasnyy". They specially made her a tribute naming "Chaika" to the most climatic and emotional track of the album. The BBC drama "Call the Midwife" (Season 7, Episode 4; broadcast 11 February 2018) used the space flight of Tereshkova as an example of heroism by a woman. Valentina Tereshkova Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova (; born 6 March 1937) is a retired Russian cosmonaut, engineer, and