The First Woman in Space Returns to Earth
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On this day in space, June 19, 1963, the Vostok 5 and Vostok 6 missions returned to Earth. Vostok 5 was piloted by Valery Bykovsky, while Vostok 6 was piloted by Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space. The two spacecraft flew in close proximity to each other for three...