Who Was the First Woman in Space?

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Start date Mar 10, 2015
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Valentina Tereshkova is recognized as the first woman in space, having logged more flight time than all previous American astronauts combined. The discussion humorously touches on the reactions of the forum community to this fact. There is a light-hearted acknowledgment of potential disagreements among members regarding the topic. The conversation maintains a playful tone while emphasizing Tereshkova's significant achievement in space exploration. Overall, the thread highlights the importance of recognizing her contributions to space history.

Mar 10, 2015

davenn

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At the risk of further upsetting all the wonderful gals on PF
( sorry, I just cannot resist

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I suspect that this was followed by the usual 5 days of the "silent treatment" ;)Luv you all :kiss:

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Mar 10, 2015

Enigman

Seeing that she was a soviet and logged more flight time than the combined times of all American astronauts who had flown before her, she probably was fine.

Mar 10, 2015

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LOL good one :)

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