What was Valentina Tereshkova best known for?
Valentina Ponomaryova several months in intensive training, concluding with examinations in November 1962, after which the four remaining candidates were commissioned Junior Lieutenants in the Soviet Air Force. Ponomaryova established herself as one of the leading candidates with Valentina Tereshkova and Irina Solovyova, and a joint mission profile was developed that would see two women launched into space, on solo Vostok flights on consecutive days. The honour of being the first woman in space was to be given to Valentina Tereshkova who would launch first on Vostok 5 while Ponomaryova would follow her into orbit on Vostok 6. However, Ponomaryova did not
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