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Russia is still the leader in world space exploration. But its position of leader involves great responsibility - we have no right to lag behind. We can and we must move constantly forward.

~Valentina Tereshkova

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Anyone who has spent any time in space will love it for the rest of their lives. I achieved my childhood dream of the sky.

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It was very difficult to control the descent. At a height of seven kilometres, I catapulted out of my capsule and parachuted down to Earth. I was very familiar with parachutes because I was a sky diver before.

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I am very resourceful, as any woman would be.

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You don't think about the danger. The spaceship becomes your home.

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I am convinced that the modular structure of the Mir will be the main trend in manned orbital stations development in the next century.

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I felt fine after 24 hours and asked the state commission to prolong my stay in space to three days. And I carried out the entire schedule. Could I have done that if I had been half-dead?

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The ideals of the party were close to me, and I have tried to adhere to those principles all my life. In essence, they are the same as in the Ten Commandments in the Bible. I will never change my convictions.

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They forbade me from flying, despite all my protests and arguments. After being once in space, I was desperately keen to go back there. But it didn't happen.

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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 completely sure about the success of my new adventure.

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Biography

Nationality: Russian

Type: Astronaut

Born: March 6th, 1937

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