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> [I am deeply grieved by the loss of the crew of Columbia. I express my sincere condolences to the families and friends of the astronauts. I believe that their names will remain as the bright sparkling stars in the universe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valentina-tereshkova/i-am-deeply-grieved-by-the-loss-of-the-crew-of-columbia-i-express-my/)

[Valentina Tereshkova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valentina-tereshkova/)

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## More by Valentina Tereshkova

> [The missing toothbrush was nothing compared with the fact that the spacecraft was orientated to ascend, not descend. I would have gone up and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valentina-tereshkova/the-missing-toothbrush-was-nothing-compared-with-the-fact-that-the/)

[Valentina Tereshkova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valentina-tereshkova/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valentina-tereshkova/to-tell-her-that-i-joined-the-parachute-club-was-too-hard-for-me-i/)

[Valentina Tereshkova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valentina-tereshkova/)

> [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valentina-tereshkova/there-was-a-lake-beneath-me-but-the-big-heavy-parachute-which-had-to/)

[Valentina Tereshkova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valentina-tereshkova/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valentina-tereshkova/again-the-pressure-pushes-me-in-the-chair-shuts-my-eyes-i-notice-the/)

[Valentina Tereshkova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valentina-tereshkova/)

> [After being once in space, I was keen to go back there. But it didn't happen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valentina-tereshkova/after-being-once-in-space-i-was-keen-to-go-back-there-but-it-didn-t/)

[Valentina Tereshkova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valentina-tereshkova/)

> [They forbade me from flying, despite all my protests and arguments. After being once in space, I was desperately keen to go back there.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valentina-tereshkova/they-forbade-me-from-flying-despite-all-my-protests-and-arguments/)

[Valentina Tereshkova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valentina-tereshkova/)

> [I love Star City - it is my home.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valentina-tereshkova/i-love-star-city-it-is-my-home/)

[Valentina Tereshkova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valentina-tereshkova/)

> [If women can be railroad workers in Russia, why can't they fly in space?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valentina-tereshkova/if-women-can-be-railroad-workers-in-russia-why-can-t-they-fly-in-space/)

[Valentina Tereshkova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valentina-tereshkova/)

> [Russia is still the leader in world space exploration. But its position of leader involves great responsibility - we have no right to lag…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valentina-tereshkova/russia-is-still-the-leader-in-world-space-exploration-but-its/)

[Valentina Tereshkova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valentina-tereshkova/)

> [It was very difficult to control the descent. At a height of seven kilometres, I catapulted out of my capsule and parachuted down to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valentina-tereshkova/it-was-very-difficult-to-control-the-descent-at-a-height-of-seven/)

[Valentina Tereshkova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valentina-tereshkova/)

> [Hey sky, take off your hat, I'm on my way!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valentina-tereshkova/hey-sky-take-off-your-hat-i-m-on-my-way/)

[Valentina Tereshkova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valentina-tereshkova/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valentina-tereshkova/i-see-vostok-6-quite-often-in-the-centre-for-cosmonaut-training-and/)

[Valentina Tereshkova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valentina-tereshkova/)

> [I see the horizon. A light blue, a beautiful band. This is the Earth. How beautiful it is! All goes well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valentina-tereshkova/i-see-the-horizon-a-light-blue-a-beautiful-band-this-is-the-earth-how/)

[Valentina Tereshkova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valentina-tereshkova/)

> [One cannot deny the great role women have played in the world community. My flight was yet another impetus to continue this female contribution.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valentina-tereshkova/one-cannot-deny-the-great-role-women-have-played-in-the-world/)

[Valentina Tereshkova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valentina-tereshkova/)

> [I felt fine after 24 hours and asked the state commission to prolong my stay in space to three days. And I carried out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valentina-tereshkova/i-felt-fine-after-24-hours-and-asked-the-state-commission-to-prolong/)

[Valentina Tereshkova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valentina-tereshkova/)

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