Vostok 6

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Vostok 6

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Bykovsky

In Valery Bykovsky
…days, the Soviet Union launched Vostok 6, carrying Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman to travel in space. The two ships held parallel orbits, at one point approaching to within 5 km (3 miles) of one another, but did not rendezvous. They returned to Earth three hours apart. Bykovsky had spent…
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