first woman in space - is not just a separate page in the encyclopedia, not just another stage of the Soviet-American space of confrontation, it is not even deserved exclamations of admiration and respect.It's exhausting struggle.Fighting with them to the circumstances, and even with nature.The struggle which culminated in immortality.
first woman cosmonaut, Valentina Tereshkova, to realize the dream of many generations of earthlings to see our planet from beyond the reach of most people's height.She envied, admired it, and many even sympathized, because they understand that these three days of flight were the years of grueling training and testing.
initiator to send a woman into space became, of course, Sergei Korolev.The space race between the two superpowers after Gagarin's flight is not only not over, and gained a new impetus.It was necessary to the new tangible proof of the leadership of national science and technology.That evidence was the first woman in space.
preparation for this flight began in 1962, when throughout the Union began to look fragile girls under the age of 30 years, the growth of not more than one hundred and seventy centimeters parachute with excellent training and an impeccable reputation.In fact, to win the title of "first woman cosmonaut," responded hundreds of contenders, but the commission settled on five nominations, among them almost immediately took a leading role Tereshkova.
Flight preparation was held in very harsh conditions, that do not even bear to all men was a force.In particular, young girls compulsorily carried out through a special heat chamber in which the temperature was kept at seventy degrees above zero, and left for ten days alone.In addition, during the flight on a special plane to potential conquerors of space weightlessness organized sessions, during which they had to perform special tasks.
first flight of a woman cosmonaut fraught with a lot of tricky questions, which do not even think when preparing men.In addition, considerable time was spent on parachute training because without these skills would not have been safe and sound return to Earth.
Choice V. Tereshkova fell not only because she brilliantly passed all the tests, demonstrating the hefty endurance, commitment and confidence.What is important was the so-called political aspect: like Gagarin, Valentina was born and raised in a normal working environment, which attached great importance.
ship, which was the first female cosmonaut, was launched June 16, 1963, his flight lasted about three days.During this time, Valentina Tereshkova made a lot of pictures of the Earth's surface, conducted a series of medical experiments conducted diaries.As it turned out later on, during his historic turns 48 she experienced a terrible discomfort, however brilliantly brought it started to end.Back on Earth, it immediately became a legend.
