CAPTION: Space Lady - Valentina Tereshkova, 26, an ex-tire factory worker, became the world's first female space pilot when the Russians launched her into orbit around the earth today. The flight is being made to continue the study of the effect of various space flight factors on human organisms, including a comparative analysis of the impact of these factors on the organism of a man and a woman. This picture was released today by Tass, the Soviet News agency..
Photo is dated 6/19/1963 and measures 9 x 7.25 inches.
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