VVS Women Selection

Date of selection:     12. March 1962 / 03. April 1962


No. Rank Name Profession Age Retirement Age
01 Jr.Lt. Tatiyana D. Kuznetsova Electronics Student 20 17.10.1969 28
02 Jr.Lt. Valentina L. Ponomaryova Aviation Engineer 28 01.10.1969 36
03 Jr.Lt. Irina B. Soloviyova Mechanical Engineer 24 01.10.1969 32
04 Jr.Lt. Valentina V. Tereshkova Spinning-Technologist 25 30.04.1997 60
05 Jr.Lt. Zhanna D. Yorkina Pedagogics Student 22 01.10.1969 30


Cosmonaut training:
12.03.1962 Kuznetsova, Soloviyova, Tereshkova
03.04.1962 Ponomaryova, Yorkina
 
OKP examination:
29.11.1962 Ponomaryova, Soloviyova, Tereshkova, Yorkina
21.01.1965 Kuznetsova (re-examination)
 
Note:
The military rank was awarded only after the cosmonaut selection.

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