1963 Press Photo Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev with Cosmonauts on PBS-TV

Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev lauds a pair of cosmonauts, including the first woman in space, Valentina Tereshkova, in 1963. Nova covers the spectacular rise, fall and rebirth of the Soviet space program on "Russian Right Stuff," a three-part series airing on PBS. Nova is produced for PBS by the WGBH Science Unit.

Photo is dated 1963.

Photo measures 10 x 8 inches.