MOSCOW — It was another Soviet first in space 50 years ago — putting a woman in orbit. And 26-year old Valentina Tereshkova carried her part with grace, shouting “Take off your hat, sky, I'm coming!” ...

On this date in history: In 1883, the New York Giants had the first Ladies' Day baseball game. In 1909, President William Howard Taft, in a message to Congress, recommended the adoption of a ...

The history of space exploration is filled with pioneering figures, but few are as iconic as Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space. Her historic flight on June 16, 1963, was a monumental ...

MOSCOW, June 16. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree awarding the world's first female cosmonaut, Valentina Tereshkova, the Order of Gagarin, making her the first holder of the ...

Valentina Tereshkova's journey from a peasant girl to the first woman in space. After factory work and technical studies, her parachuting hobby led to joining the cosmonaut program, making her a ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This Soviet commemorative coin, owned ...

Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Friday, June 14, 2013. Putin met with ...