Vostok 6

A joint flight with Vostok 5, Vostok 6 carried the first woman into space, cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova. (See also: List of firsts) This was largely a publicity exercise on the part of Soviet space programme director Sergei Korolev, but data was collected on the female body's reaction to spaceflight. The mission was originally conceived as being a joint mission with two Vostoks carrying female cosmonauts, but this changed as the Vostok program was cut back.

Related Topics:
Vostok 5 - Cosmonaut - Valentina Tereshkova - List of firsts - Soviet - Sergei Korolev

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The re-entry capsule is now on display at the RKK Energia Museum in Kaluga.

Related Topics:
RKK Energia Museum - Kaluga

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This was the final Vostok flight.

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