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This is a lapel pin photographic portrait of Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova. On 16 June 1963, Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to orbit the Earth, when the USSR launched her Vostok 6 spacecraft. He flight lasted for almost three days and coincided with the flight of Vostok 5 which launched two days prior and carried Soviet cosmonaut Valery Fyodorovich Bykovsky.

 Display Status

This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Type MEMORABILIA-Popular Culture Sitter Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova
 Dimensions 3-D: 1.9 x 1.3 x 4.4cm (3/4 x 1/2 x 1 3/4 in.)
 Materials Plastic, steel, brass
 Inventory Number A20020459005 Credit Line Found in collection. Donor unknown at this time. Found on NASM premises. Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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