Valentina Tereshkova Quiz: First Woman in Space

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Valentina Tereshkova Quiz:
The First Woman in Space

Space Explorers

Read the page on Valentina Tereshkova, then answer the following questions.

1. What was the name of the spacecraft in which Tereshkova flew into space?______________________________________

2. Did Tereshkova fly for the Soviet space program or for the US space program?______________________________________

3. On what date did Tereshkova launch into space ?______________________________________

4. How long did her space flight last?______________________________________

5. What was Tereshkova's call name (in English) during her spaceflight?______________________________________

6. Did Tereshkova land on the ground or in the water?______________________________________

7. Did Tereshkova go on a second space flight?______________________________________

8. In what year was Tereshkova born?______________________________________

9. Before she was chosen for the space program, Tereshkova had been an expert at what space-related skill?_______________________________________

10. What was so unusual about Tereshkova's daughter Elena?______________________________________

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