First American woman in space probably; as 20 years earlier, in 1963 Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman in space and orbited the planet 48th times.
First American woman in space probably; as 20 years earlier, in 1963 [Valentina Tereshkova](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentina_Tereshkova) was the first woman in space and orbited the planet 48th times.
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First American woman in space probably; as 20 years earlier, in 1963 Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman in space and orbited the planet 48th times.