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Glory to the First Female Cosmonaut

Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova was the first female in space! She flew space vehicle Vostok 6 on June 16, 1963.
 
This poster is from the The Scott Soviet Military Collection at the Special Collections Library, University of Kentucky Libraries.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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