There was a lake beneath me, but the big, heavy parachute which had to be opened two miles above the ground couldn't be steered. My first thought was, 'Lord, they send just one woman into space, and she has to… — Valentina Tereshkova Copy Share Image
The missing toothbrush was nothing compared with the fact that the spacecraft was orientated to ascend, not descend. I would have gone up and… — Valentina Tereshkova Copy Share Image
To tell her that I joined the parachute club was too hard for me. I didn't want to trouble her; besides, I was not… — Valentina Tereshkova Copy Share Image
There was a lake beneath me, but the big, heavy parachute which had to be opened two miles above the ground couldn't be steered.… — Valentina Tereshkova Copy Share Image
Again the pressure pushes me in the chair, shuts my eyes. I notice the dark red tongues of the flame outside the windows. I'm… — Valentina Tereshkova Copy Share Image
After being once in space, I was keen to go back there. But it didn't happen. — Valentina Tereshkova Copy Share Image
They forbade me from flying, despite all my protests and arguments. After being once in space, I was desperately keen to go back there.… — Valentina Tereshkova Copy Share Image
If women can be railroad workers in Russia, why can't they fly in space? — Valentina Tereshkova Copy Share Image
Russia is still the leader in world space exploration. But its position of leader involves great responsibility - we have no right to lag… — Valentina Tereshkova Copy Share Image
It was very difficult to control the descent. At a height of seven kilometres, I catapulted out of my capsule and parachuted down to… — Valentina Tereshkova Copy Share Image
I see Vostok-6 quite often in the centre for cosmonaut training. And every time I pass it by, I stroke it and say, 'My… — Valentina Tereshkova Copy Share Image
