"The First Woman in Space"

WOMEN IN SCIENCE

The First Woman in Space

VALENTINA TERESHKOVA , COSMONAUT AND ENGINEER

  On Earth, men and women are taking the same risks. Why shouldn't we be taking the same risks in space? On this day in 1963, Valentina Tereshkova became the first person to carry ample courage and two X chromosomes into space.  Amazing and inspiring Artwork  by Rachel Ignotofsky, the woman behind the great book Women  in Science .



 















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VALENTINA TERESHKOVA

Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova (born 6 March 1937) is a retired Russian cosmonaut and politician. She is the first woman to have flown in space, having been selected from more than 400 applicants and five finalists to pilot Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963. She completed 48 orbits of the Earth in her three days in space.


In order to join the Cosmonaut Corps, Tereshkova was honorarily inducted into the Soviet Air Force and thus she also became the first civilian to fly in space.


Before her recruitment as a cosmonaut, Tereshkova was a textile-factory assembly worker and an amateur skydiver. After the dissolution of the first group of female cosmonauts in 1969, she became a prominent member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, holding various political offices. She remained politically active following the collapse of the Soviet Union and is still regarded as a hero in post-Soviet Russia.

In 2013, she offered to go on a one-way trip to Mars if the opportunity arose. At the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics, she was a carrier of the Olympic flag.

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ART: by Rachel Ignotofsky 
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www.rachelignotofskydesign.com

 Rachel Ignotofsky is an illustrator, and author based in beautiful Kansas City, MO. She grew up in New Jersey on a healthy diet of cartoons and pudding. She graduated with honors from Tyler School of Art's Graphic Design in 2011. Rachel's first job was at Hallmark Greetings as a Senior Designer until she left to pursue her dreams in 2015.

Now Rachel works for herself and spends all day and night drawing, writing and learning as much as she can. Rachel is a published author with 10 Speed Press and is always thinking up new books and illustrations.

Her work is inspired by history and science. She believes that illustration is a powerful tool that can make learning exciting. She has a passion for taking dense information and making it fun and accessible. Rachel hopes to use her work to spread her message about scientific literacy.

SOURCE: VALENTINA TERESHKOVA by WIKIPEDIA (CC BY SA)

VALENTINA TERESHKOVA by  Rachel Ignotofsky

www.rachelignotofskydesign.com




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