[DOC] [TLE] Valentina Tereshkova - Wikipedia [PAR] Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova is a retired Russian cosmonaut and 
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from .... She was decorated with the Hero of the Soviet Union medal, the USSR's 
highest .... in Kerbal Space Program, named "Valentina Kerman" who is the first 
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Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman to travel into space. 
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However, Tereshkova was honored with the title Hero of the Soviet Union. ... 
Their first child, a daughter named Elena, was a subject of medical interest... [DOC] [TLE] Yuri Gagarin: First Man in Space - Space.com [PAR] Jul 24, 2012 ... Yuri Gagarin: First Man in Space | The Greatest Moments in Flight ... On 12 April 
1961, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to travel into 
space ... The United States and the Soviet Union vigorously competed to push 
the ... Upon his return to Earth, Gagarin was an international hero. [DOC] [TLE] Valentina Tereshkova | Soviet cosmonaut | Britannica.com [PAR] In 2008 she became the deputy chair of the parliament of Yaroslavl province as a member of the United Russia party. Tereshkova was named a Hero of the Soviet Union and was twice awarded the Order of Lenin. Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space, 1963. Her call sign on board Vostok 6 was  [DOC] [TLE] Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova; 1st Woman in Space 50 Years Ago! [PAR] First woman in space Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova is seen during ... 
Tereshkova's landmark flight on Vostok-6 was made ever more historic in that it ... 
a 'Hero of the Soviet Union' and will forever be known as the 'First Lady of Space. 
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Russia on ... Vostok 6 on June 16, 1963 and became the first woman to fly in 
space. ... of her mission, Tereshkova was honored with the title Hero of the Soviet 
Union. ... Their first child, a daughter named Elena, was a subject of medical 
interest... [DOC] [TLE] Women in Space: The First Woman in Space  Valentina ... [PAR] Feb 17, 2013 ... Women in Space: The First Woman in Space  Valentina Tereshkova ... In 1962 
when the Soviet Air Force advertised for 50 cosmonauts to join the new ... In 
addition, she was the daughter of a local war hero who had been declared ... 
However, a few months before launch, the flight plan was altered so that... [DOC] [TLE] Valentina Tereshkova Biography - life, parents, school, mother ... [PAR] Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman in space, orbiting the earth forty-eight 
times in ... Inspired by the flight of Yuri Gagarin (19341968), the first man in 
space, she ... Admiring fellow cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin was quoted as saying, "It 
was hard ... On June 22 at the Kremlin she was named a Hero of the Soviet 
Union. [DOC] [TLE] Tereshkova - Encyclopedia Astronautica [PAR] The female cosmonauts arrived at the cosmodrome for the flight in their military ... 
Two days later, Tereshkova became the first woman in space aboard Vostok 6, 
with .... including two Orders of Lenin; recognition as a Hero of the Soviet Union; 
the .... Tereshkova is named prime for Vostok 6, with Solovyova and 
Ponomaryeva... [DOC] [TLE] Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova: First Woman in Space ... [PAR] Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova: The First Woman in Space. ... (March 6, 
1937- ) was a Soviet

Question: This cosmonaut, the first woman to travel in space, was named a hero of the Soviet Union
Answer: Valentina Tereshkova