Valentina Tereshkova Signed PortraitA signed colour photograph of Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space, in her Soviet military uniform. Measuring 4 x 6". In very fine condition. Tereshkova has signed below her portrait in blue ink. On June 16, 1963 Tereshkova became the first woman to be launched into space aboard the Soviet space capsule Vostok 6. Her mission lasted three days, during which she orbited the Earth 48 times, and to date she remains the only woman to conduct a