"‘Hey sky, take off your hat! I’m coming to see you!’"
Valentina Tereshkova during the launch of Vostov 6 on June 13, 1963.
Achievement: Test pilot for NASA, flight inspector or FAA. Flew into space with Amazon creator Jeff Bezos at age 82.
Achievement: Atmospheric Scientist with NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
Achievement: Instrumentation Controller and the only woman in the launch firing room during the launch of Apollo 11; worked for NASA for 45 years, 1958-2003.
Achievement: Third woman in space, and the first American woman in space on June 18, 1983.
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