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Who was the first woman to fly in space?

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Valentina Tereshkova
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Rhea Seddon
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Anna Fisher
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Solution

The correct option is A Valentina Tereshkova
Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova is a retired Soviet cosmonaut and the first woman to have flown in space, having been selected from more than four hundred applicants and five finalists to pilot Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963.

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