We didn't have rest days or weekends because we had to get ready as fast as possible, so we could beat the Americans, who were also racing to send a woman into space. — 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
