How many times did Valentina Tereshkova orbit the Earth during her space mission?
12
24
48
96
Answer
Valentina Tereshkova orbited the Earth 48 times during her solo space mission on the Vostok 6 spacecraft. She spent almost three days in space, making her the only woman to have been on a solo space mission.
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