Tereshkova married fellow cosmonaut and Vostok 3 crew member Andriyan Nikolayev in November 1963.
2. The daughter of Tereshkova and Nikolayev, Yelena, was born in June 1964 and was the firstborn to two parents who had journeyed to space.
3. Even at 86 years old, Tereshkova wants to be the first woman to travel to Mars, even if this is a one-way trip, according to NASA.