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Valentina Tereshkova

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Name: Valentina Tereshkova

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Barack Obama

Sally Ride to be awarded highest honour by US President

The first US woman to fly into space will be awarded the nation?s highest civilian honour, the White House said on Monday.Sally Ride, who died last year at 61, will be granted the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama. ?We remember Sally ... [Published Hindu Business Line - May 21 2013]

Entities: Sally Ride, Cosmonaut, Valentina Tereshkova, White House, Barack Obama

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Virgin Galactic

Prepare for lift-off

The first powered flight of Virgin Galactic's spaceship has brought space tourism a step closer: passengers could be on board next yearIt sounds like something from science fiction. But billionaire businessman Richard Branson's dream of taking tourists ... [Published Times Education Supplement - May 21 2013]

Entities: Virgin Galactic, Sir Richard Branson, Cosmonaut, Sputnik 1

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Postage stamp on Valentina Tereshkova released

Cooperation among various space agencies in the post-Cold War scenario is an indicator of the increasing importance of space technology in the day-to-day life of human beings, Minister of State for Civil Aviation K C Venugopal has said.Venugopal was speaking ... [Published New Indian Express - May 20 2013]

Entities: Valentina Tereshkova, Postage, Yuri Gagarin, Stamp

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Pavel Vinogradov

Russian cosmonaut first earthling to pay taxes from space

MOSCOW, May 16 (Itar-Tass) - Russian cosmonaut Pavel Vinogradov, the commander of Expedition 36 at the International Space Station, has become the first person on the planet to have paid taxes while in orbit.Sources indicate that Vinogradovs rather unusual ... [Published Itar Tass - May 16 2013]

Entities: Cosmonaut, Taxes, Pavel Vinogradov, Federal, OECD

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

‘Valentina Tereshkova’s flight a milestone’

Valentina Tereshkova’s space flight marked a milestone in the development of space science technology and human history as well, Russia’s Consul General in Chennai Nikolai Listopadov has said.“Thanks to Tereshkova’s space flight, the ‘Manned’ space mission ... [Published New Indian Express - May 13 2013]

Entities: Valentina Tereshkova, Thiruvananthapuram, Vostok 6, Consul

First reported May 11 2013 - Updated May 11 2013 - 1 reports

Celebrating Tereshkova’s historic space odyssey

, a young textile factory worker and amateur parachutist by the name of Valentina Tereshkova strolled into history books by becoming the first woman in space. Fifty years have passed since that historic event, and the Russian Cultural Centre here is marking ... [Published New Indian Express - May 11 2013]

Entities: Valentina Tereshkova, Stamp, Vostok 6, Cosmonaut

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

Pictorial synopsis of Russia, Pakistan relationship exhibited

KARACHI - Consul General of the Russian Federation in Karachi Andrey V Demidov hosted at the Russian Consulate General a well organised exhibition of annotated historical photographs and copies of the original correspondence that presented in a chronological ... [Published Pakistan Today - May 03 2013]

Entities: Pakistan, Russia, Andrei Gromyko

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

Dying in Space: An American Dream The Atlantic

If you are at least 18 years of age and curious and capable and resourceful, with a capacity for self-reflection and an ability to trust other people and a deep sense of purpose, then$ . Possibly. The Mars One project, which is planning to send a group ... [Published Yahoo! Finance - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Cosmonaut, NASA, Charles Lindbergh

First reported Apr 28 2013 - Updated Apr 28 2013 - 1 reports

Women who have been into space

In 1961 the West and the USA in particular were shocked when the Soviets launched a man into space. This was the era of the cold war and this launch had great political significance. The man launched into space was Yuri Gagarin, who later died in an air ... [Published Helium - Apr 28 2013]

Entities: Cosmonaut, Valentina Tereshkova, Sally Ride

First reported Apr 11 2013 - Updated Apr 11 2013 - 1 reports

First woman private space explorer advocates for more girls in Maths and Science

Fifty years ago this June, Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to travel to space. Anousheh Ansari, an Iranian-American engineer and serial tech entrepreneur, believes more women and girls should follow the space pioneer. Mrs. ... [Published UN gender equality news feed - Apr 11 2013]

Entities: Anousheh Ansari, Advocate, Valentina Tereshkova

First reported Mar 06 2013 - Updated Mar 06 2013 - 1 reports

This date in science: Birthday of first woman in space

March 6, 1937 : The first woman in space, Valentina Tereshkova, was born in a small village in central Russia. Tereskhova’s interest in skydiving, which she began as a teenager, brought her to the attention of the Soviet space program. Image credit: ... [Published EarthSky - Mar 06 2013]

Entities: Valentina Tereshkova, Vostok 6, Cosmonaut

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Prepare for lift-off [Published Times Education Supplement - May 21 2013]
Postage stamp on Valentina Tereshkova released [Published New Indian Express - May 20 2013]
Russian cosmonaut first earthling to pay taxes ... [Published Itar Tass - May 16 2013]
Sally Ride's educational legacy lives on 30 yea... [Published USA Today - May 16 2013]
‘Valentina Tereshkova’s flight a milestone’ [Published New Indian Express - May 13 2013]
Celebrating Tereshkova’s historic space odyssey [Published New Indian Express - May 11 2013]
Pictorial synopsis of Russia, Pakistan relation... [Published Pakistan Today - May 03 2013]
Dying in Space: An American Dream The Atlantic [Published Yahoo! Finance - Apr 29 2013]
Women who have been into space [Published Helium - Apr 28 2013]
New Research Vessel To Be Named For Fallen Shut... [Published Huffington Post - Apr 15 2013]
First woman private space explorer advocates fo... [Published UN gender equality news feed - Apr 11 2013]
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This date in science: Birthday of first woman i... [Published EarthSky - Mar 06 2013] March 6, 1937 : The first woman in space, Valentina Tereshkova, was born in a small village in central Russia. Tereskhova’s interest in skydiving, which she began as a teenager, brought her to the attention of the Soviet space program. Image credit: ...