The First Woman in Space

Space by BBC

Dec 21, 20159:22Religion & Spirituality

Salute Soviet Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova. In June 1963, she boarded Vostok 6 at Baikonur cosmodrome and went into orbit. Originally broadcast 21 June, 2013.

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