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9 quotes by Valentina Tereshkova

"Tereshkova" redirects here. For the Kazakh sprinter, see Olga Tereshkova. For the lunar crater, see Tereshkova (crater). This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Vladimirovna and the family name is Tereshkova. Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova (Russian: Валенти на Влади мировна Терешко ва; IPA: [vɐlʲɪnʲˈtʲinə vlɐˈdʲimʲɪrəvnə tʲɪrʲɪʂˈkovə] ( listen); born 6 March 1937) is a retired Soviet cosmonaut and engineer,...
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If women can be railroad workers in Russia, why can't they fly in space?

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Anyone who has spent any time in space will love it for the rest of their lives. I achieved my childhood dream of the sky.

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Once you've been in space, you appreciate how small and fragile the Earth is.

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I felt fine after 24 hours and asked the state commission to prolong my stay in space to three days. And I carried out the entire schedule. Could I... →

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Russia is still the leader in world space exploration. But its position of leader involves great responsibility - we have no right to lag behind. We... →

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The ideals of the party were close to me, and I have tried to adhere to those principles all my life. In essence, they are the same as in the Ten... →

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I am convinced that the modular structure of the Mir will be the main trend in manned orbital stations development in the next century.

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They forbade me from flying, despite all my protests and arguments. After being once in space, I was desperately keen to go back there. But it... →

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To tell her that I joined the parachute club was too hard for me. I didn't want to trouble her; besides, I was not completely sure about the... →

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