Así eligieron a la primera mujer astronauta. Tenía que ser bajita, paracaidista y de origen humilde

In 1963, Valentina Tereshkova orbited the Earth 48 times in three days, alone, inside a Soviet capsule where she could barely move. She was chosen from among 400 candidates, but not because she was the best pilot: Nikita Khrushchev himself preferred her over more experienced aviators because her story, from a peasant background, fit better with the political narrative of the Cold War. Javeriana Estéreo 91.9 FM Bogotá - Official Page