Who is the youngest woman to have flown in space and the only woman ever to have done so solo?

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Who is the youngest woman to have flown in space and the only woman ever to have done so solo?

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Last updated Apr 11 2025.
Originally posted Apr 10 2025 9:28 AM.

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Valentina Tereshkova

On June 16, 1963, Tereshkova launched on spacecraft Vostok 6, completing 48 orbits of Earth in 71 hours. To this day, she remains the only woman to have flown solo, at just 26 years old, the youngest.

https://herstemspace.org/2024/09/14/valentina-tereshkova-the-first-female-space-pioneer/

Apr 10 2025, 1:43 PM

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Also from the above-referenced source...

Tereshkova's flight time was greater than that of all the US Mercury astronauts combined.

Apr 11 2025, 10:26 AM

Who is the youngest woman to have flown in space and the only woman ever to have done so solo?

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