Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova By Yilin Introduction Valentina Tereshkova

Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova By Yilin

Introduction Valentina Tereshkova was the first and youngest woman in space, orbiting the Earth 49 times in the � Vostok 6 ( a 2 meter � capsule) in 1963. � She orbited the Earth � for almost 3 days, � showing that women � have the same ability � in space as men. �

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Her Father � Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova was born on March 6, 1937, in the Volga River village of Maslennikovo. Her father, Vladimir Tereshkova, was a tractor driver. He had been a Russian Army soldier during World War II. He was killed during the war when Valentina was only 2.

Her Mother � Her mother Elena Fyodorovna Tereshkova was a worker at the Krasny Perekop cotton mill. She raised Valentina, her brother Vladimir, and her sister Ludmilla all by herself. Valentina helped her mother at home and was unable to begin school until she was 10.

A Bit Later Tereshkova later moved to her grandmother's home nearby Yaroslavl, where she worked as an apprentice at a tyre factory in 1954. In 1955 she joined her mother and sister as a loom operator at the cotton mill.

Parachuting � In 1959 Tereshkova joined the Yaroslavl Air Sports Club and became a skilled amateur parachutist. Inspired by the flight of Yuri Gagarin (1934– 1968), the first man in space, she volunteered for the Soviet space program. Although she had no experience as a pilot, her achievement of 126 parachute jumps gained her a position as a cosmonaut (Russian astronaut, cosmos is Greek for universe and nautes is Greek for sailor) in 1961.

At the time the Russian space program was looking for people with parachuting experience, because cosmonauts had to � parachute from their � capsules after they � came back into � Earth's atmosphere. �

Training She trained for 8 months before becoming chief pilot of the Vostok 6. All candidates underwent a difficult course of training, which included tests to determine the effects of being alone for a long time, tests with machines made to create extreme gravity conditions, tests made to duplicate the zero gravity weightless conditions in space and parachute jumps.

The Space Trip At 12: 30 P. M. on June 16, 1963, Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova became the first woman to be launched into � space. While � she was in the � Vostok 6, � she passed out � several times � and, travelled � 2 million � kilometers � and saw 47 � sun rises. �

After The Trip On November 3, 1963, Tereshkova married Soviet cosmonaut Colonel Andrian Nikolayev, who had orbited the Earth 64 times in 1962 in the Vostok 3.

Their Daughter Their daughter, Yelena Adrianovna Nikolayeva, was born on June 8, 1964. Doctors, who were � fearful of her � parents's space � exposure, carefully � studied the girl, � but no ill effects � were found. �

Today � She still works in Soviet politics, feminism, and culture. Valentina Tereshkova still serves as a model not only for the women of her native country, but for women throughout the world who wish to strive for new goals.

Ms. O’Neill’s Comments: � � � � I thoroughly enjoyed your Power. Point Yi Lin for the following reasons: It is beautifully presented with a lovely background a great mix of images and text throughout. You used your own words throughout and every slide made sense. Valentina’s life history was told in the correct order, starting at the beginning of her life and working its way up to the present day. The quotes at the end were appropriate and inspiring. Spelling, punctuation and grammar are excellent throughout. Excellent work! A well-deserved 5 stars!