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Birth
Valentina Thereshkova was born in Maslennikovo, Soviet Union -
Graduation
She graduated from high school -
Komsol
She becomed a member of the Komsol, the communist youth organization in the Soviet Union, and she made her first parachute jump. -
Selected
Valentina is selected, after the search for female astronauts of the soviet space program. -
Launch into space
Valentina was succesfully launched into space aboard the Vostok 6 spacecraft. Valentina became the first woman in space. -
Return
Valentina returns to earth -
Wedding
She married Andrian Hikolayev. -
Her daughter
Her daughter Elena, was born. -
Divorce
Valentina got divorced -
Final
She retird from being an astrounat. -
Selected again
Valentina is selected as a member of the United Russian political party.