62 years ago today, June 14, 1963 (April 23, 1963, the first woman in the Soviet Union entered space. Valentina Trishkova On June 14, 1963, the Soviets recorded another first in outer space. Lieutenant Valentina Trishkova became the first woman to fly out of the earth and orbit the earth. She flew in the Vostok 6 spacecraft for 48 weeks in three days. A male astronaut, Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Valery Baikowski, called her "my Miss Space." He flew around the earth at the same time as her in another spacecraft. The two flights were apparently part of the Soviets 'plan to connect the two spacecraft in outer space. Most of Trishkova's flight has been broadcast on television to the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. Prime Minister Kosykin spoke to her via radio. Many Moscow people are proud of the flight. "Valia, my dear," a young man sang on the harmonica,"You are even taller than the Kremlin." The vast universe and endless space are full of unknowns and mysteries, arousing countless illusions of mankind. People look forward to one day being able to swim in it and experience the reality in that void. With the launch of the first astronaut Gagarin, people finally took the first step towards fantasy. So far, quite a few astronauts have left the earth in spacecraft, and some have even stamped their footprints on another planet-the moon. However, due to the strict physical and intellectual requirements of space flight, as well as the uncertainty and danger involved in the flight process, for a long time, the honor of "astronauts" belonged only to men. For the first time, it was Varenkina who broke the man's monopoly on astronauts. Tereshkova, she was the world's first female astronaut. Tereshkova was born on March 6, 1937 into a worker's family in Masrennikovo, Yaroslavl Oblast, Soviet Union. Her father was a tractor driver and her mother was a female worker in a textile factory. Tereshkova's father died during World War II. Her mother was only 26 years old at the time. Like 2,000 widows in the Soviet Union, she worked in a factory and raised three children. Little Tereshkova worked in a textile factory and went to night school at night. After graduating from the Correspondence Technical School of Light Industry, she began working in a local factory. Tereshkova had many bold dreams in her youth, but she never thought of looking at her motherland and the beautiful planet on which mankind lived through the windows of a spacecraft. Tereshkova likes sports, is good at skiing and swimming, and has crossed the Volga River many times. Once, she went to the airport to watch the girls from the skydiving club parachute. When she saw how small people appeared when they jumped out of planes, her heart beat particularly hard and she thought she could never engage in the sport. However, it was after that trip to the airport that Tereshkova began to read a lot of books about flying. She admired the pilot's courage to fly the plane high into the sky, and was even more proud of the heroes who fought heroically against German fascists in the blue sky. Once, she saw a picture of a girl with dark eyes in a magazine. The female skydiver set a world record after jumping out of the plane for a minute before opening her parachute. "Can I dance like this?" Tereshkova fell into deep thought. In the autumn of 1958, Tereshkova joined the skydiving club. During the first parachute jump, she was so nervous that she jumped out of the plane with her eyes closed. However, this parachuting left a lifelong impression on her. Decades later Tereshkova recalled: "In the sky, I saw white clouds floating, the Volga River shining silver under the sun, and the woods turning into green bands. When you feel the strong impact of the airflow, you will truly understand what the sky and air are. Height brings the joy of victory, and a wonderful and vast world unfolds before my eyes." April 12, 1961 was an unforgettable day. Gagarin, the first astronaut of mankind, entered space, bringing eternal glory to his motherland and people. Tereshkova shed tears of excitement after hearing the news. At the time, she and her friends believed that a Soviet woman would enter space in the near future. One day, when she learned from the newspaper that Gagarin had also studied in an aviation club, she immediately sent an application to the aerospace school. A few months later, Tereshkova arrived at the astronaut training base outside Moscow. To become an astronaut, you must have a strong physique and undergo strict training. Most of the male students are excellent pilots or athletes, and physical training is almost nothing to them, while female students such as Tereshkova are under much greater pressure. However, the girls gritted their teeth and persisted. In addition, they also learned various complex skills such as flying an airplane. On June 14, 1963, Tereshkova finally realized her dream. She piloted the "Vostok 6" spacecraft 48 times around the earth, becoming the first human woman to enter space. When she opened her eyes and looked out the window for the first time, she shouted excitedly: "I saw it! This is the earth, how beautiful it is! Hello, Universe!" Tereshkova smiled and recalled the scene when she returned to Earth: "I landed on an open space, and in an instant, thousands of people rushed towards me. They sent me flowers and gave me gifts. My daughter and mother kept kissing me. All I need is people's love. Just after this space flight, Tereshkova became good friends with Gagarin and other astronauts, and they have always maintained their friendship and met from time to time. Tereshkova returned to her original pace of life and served as vice chairman of the International Women's Federation and secretary-general of the Soviet Women's Conference. That flight was Tereshkova's only trip into space in her life. In order to concentrate more on her beloved aerospace career, she resigned as director of the Center for International Scientific and Cultural Cooperation under the Russian government and is now a senior researcher at the Gagarin Astronaut Training Center in Russia. She is known as a "national hero" and "woman of the century". She has won the United Nations Peace Gold Medal, the Lenin Medal, the Tsiolkovsky Medal, etc. She is an honorary citizen of more than a dozen cities around the world, and a crater on the back of the moon is also named after her. Tereshkova said with emotion: "I feel very happy because I had the honor to be one of the earliest members of mankind to explore the space path. Despite all the hardships we have gone through, it's really gratifying to see so many people embarking on the path we've opened."