Timeline of women in space. 1963: Russian engineer and cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to travel to space. She orbited the Earth 48 times on her 71-hour trek.

Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman in space. She spends more time in space than all of the astronauts of NASA's Mercury program combined. During nearly 71 hours aboard ...

Valentina Tereshkova, who 50 years ago on June 16, 1963 launched aboard the Soviet Union's Vostok 6, set a record by becoming the first woman in space. She also wore the first (hidden) space ...

Blue Origin successfully launched six women over the Kármán line on Monday morning, marking the first all-female spaceflight since Soviet-era cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova flew into space on a ...

The mission is set to feature the first all-women space crew since Valentina Tereshkova's solo spaceflight in 1963. To stream KHOU 11 on your phone, you need the KHOU 11 app. Download the KHOU 11 app ...

For the first time since Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova's solo flight in 1963, a spacecraft will enter orbit with only women aboard. Blue Origin's all-female space flight crew, which ...

For the first time since Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova’s solo flight in 1963, a spacecraft will fly with only women aboard. Blue Origin’s all-female crew includes pop star Katy Perry.

On June 16, 1963, Russia edged ahead in the Space Race with the United States when 26-year-old Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to go into space.

Blue Origin successfully launched six women over the Kármán line on Monday morning, marking the first all-female spaceflight since Soviet-era cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova flew into space on a ...

The mission is set to feature the first all-women space crew since Valentina Tereshkova's solo spaceflight in 1963. Katy Perry, Gayle King and Lauren Sanchez will join three other women on an all ...