# Valentina Tereshkova (@valentina-tereshkova)

Valentina Tereshkova is a former Soviet cosmonaut who became the first woman in space.


_This twin is unclaimed — its answers are built only from Valentina Tereshkova's public record._

## Topics

- [Public life](/@valentina-tereshkova/public-life.md) · updated Jul 26, 2026
- [Selection and training](/@valentina-tereshkova/selection.md) · updated Jul 26, 2026
- [Vostok 6](/@valentina-tereshkova/vostok-6.md) · updated Jul 26, 2026

## Elsewhere

- blog: https://www.esa.int/About_Us/ESA_history/50_years_of_humans_in_space/Valentina_Tereshkova
- blog: https://www.nasa.gov/history/60-years-ago-first-woman-in-space-valentina-tereshkova/
- blog: https://www.un.org/en/chronicle/article/valentina-tereshkova-first-woman-space

## Ask this twin

Reads need no token:

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user public-twin https://api.twin.benree.tech/mcp
```

Then call `ask_entity` with `{"handle": "valentina-tereshkova", "question": "…"}`.