Skip to content

Unexplainable.net

Watching The World Change

  • Mass Alien Abduction: The Final Proof? UFOs and Aliens
  • Are You Aware of the Masonic & Demonic Features of the Denver Airport ? Information and Theories
  • Women Can Invent, Too! Information and Theories
  • Government UFO Secrecy UFOs and Aliens
  • The Roswell Undeniable Truths UFOs and Aliens
  • The Case for Celestial Humans Part 2 UFOs and Aliens
  • Why Hasn’t This Cancer Cure Story Been Told? Meditation And Spirituality
  • Wikileaks to Release UFO Info UFOs and Aliens

Why Was Valentina Tereshkova Selected?

Posted on February 18, 2009 By jim No Comments on Why Was Valentina Tereshkova Selected?

In August of 1962, the Soviets managed to accomplish first dual manned spaceflight. Vostok 3 and 4 was successful in orbiting in space at the same time. Each craft carried one Soviet man. Kamanin had hopes that in the coming spring, Vostok 5 and 6 would orbit two women at the same time. He made plans to make it official in the next spaceflight with women scheduled for 1963.

The selection for this historic flight took place on November 19th of 1962. The final candidates were listed as Ponomaryova and Tereshkova. It now came down to who would be given the honor as being the first Soviet woman in space. The woman with the best test results was Ponomaryova, but when it came time for her interview with the Communist selection board, she was deemed not to have given the ‘right’ answers. For example, she was asked, ‘What do you want from life?’ Her reply was “I want to take everything it can offer”. This answer paled in comparison to Tereshkova’s reply, which stated, “I want to support irrevocably the Komsomol and Communist Party”.

Ponomaryova’s chances also diminished when she asserted opinions on women smokers and how they were still decent people, which didn’t sit well with the board. She was also connected to a couple of trips into the town of Fedosiya during her parachute training days that were seen as a scandal since she went unaccompanied.

The dreams of a dual female flight plan started to fade when the higher-ups in the Soviet Union decided to change their minds during a meeting of the Presidium of the Communist Party that took place on March 21st, 1963. With such backers, like the Ministry of Defense Chief Ustinov, the new plan was to send just one female into space with the intention of spreading propaganda.

Valentina’s name was put into the pot for a Vostok 6 flight because he felt she was less qualified than Ponomaryova. His thoughts of flying fly two women aboard a multi-crew version of the Vostok (called the Voskhod) meant that more time was needed. Additional space piloting skills would have to come into play and one of the cosmonauts needed preparation in completing a spacewalk. This mission called for the commander skills of Ponomaryova and the ability to spacewalk with bravery and strength , something that Solovyova would have been perfect for. Since Valentina was the least skilled of the three women, she would not have been included in this mission.

In the end, Valentina’s affiliation with the Communist Party helped her land a place on the first female mission into space. She would beat out other candidates deemed more experienced due to the potential appeal she held with the Soviet public. The final selection of crew became the choice of Premier Khrushchev himself. He believed she had what it took to become the ‘ New Soviet Woman.’

However, she would meet controversy along the way of fulfilling her dreams. To learn more about Valentina Tereshkova and her life, check out the article titled, “15 Facts About Valentina Tereshkova.”

Space and Astrology

Post navigation

Previous Post: Early Beginnings of the Soviet Woman in Space
Next Post: 15 Facts About Valentina Tereshkova cont.

Related Posts

  • Men on the Moon: Apollo 11 & 12 Missions Space and Astrology
  • Violent Storm Activity On Saturn? Space and Astrology
  • Medical Astrology – Health and the Sun-Signs Space and Astrology
  • Cassini observes Saturn’s Moon “Phoebe” Space and Astrology
  • Inside Venus, Air On Venus, And On Top Of Venus Explaination Space and Astrology
  • Who is Evangeline Adams? Space and Astrology

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recent Posts

  • The Meat Eater couple arrested for child abuse
  • The Meat-Eater boxer kidnapped and raped a young school Girl
  • Carnist man arrested for 198 years for raping and shooting a woman
  • Mitch McConnell- Eating Cow Corpses
  • Animal Flesh Eater Arrested: Felony Charges Serious Injury To 3 Month Old!

Recent Comments

No comments to show.

Archives

  • January 2021
  • December 2020
  • November 2020
  • October 2020
  • August 2020
  • July 2020
  • May 2020
  • June 2018
  • February 2018
  • July 2016
  • May 2016
  • February 2016
  • September 2015
  • July 2015
  • May 2015
  • April 2015
  • March 2015
  • January 2015
  • December 2014
  • November 2014
  • July 2014
  • March 2014
  • February 2014
  • January 2014
  • December 2013
  • November 2013
  • October 2013
  • September 2013
  • August 2013
  • July 2013
  • June 2013
  • May 2013
  • April 2013
  • March 2013
  • February 2013
  • January 2013
  • December 2012
  • November 2012
  • October 2012
  • September 2012
  • August 2012
  • July 2012
  • June 2012
  • May 2012
  • April 2012
  • March 2012
  • February 2012
  • January 2012
  • December 2011
  • November 2011
  • October 2011
  • September 2011
  • August 2011
  • July 2011
  • June 2011
  • May 2011
  • April 2011
  • March 2011
  • February 2011
  • January 2011
  • December 2010
  • November 2010
  • October 2010
  • September 2010
  • August 2010
  • July 2010
  • June 2010
  • May 2010
  • April 2010
  • March 2010
  • February 2010
  • January 2010
  • December 2009
  • November 2009
  • October 2009
  • September 2009
  • August 2009
  • July 2009
  • June 2009
  • May 2009
  • April 2009
  • March 2009
  • February 2009
  • January 2009
  • December 2008
  • November 2008
  • October 2008
  • September 2008
  • August 2008
  • July 2008
  • June 2008
  • May 2008
  • April 2008
  • March 2008
  • February 2008
  • January 2008
  • December 2007
  • November 2007
  • October 2007
  • September 2007
  • August 2007
  • July 2007
  • June 2007
  • May 2007
  • April 2007
  • March 2007
  • February 2007
  • January 2007
  • December 2006
  • November 2006
  • October 2006
  • September 2006
  • August 2006
  • July 2006
  • June 2006
  • May 2006
  • April 2006
  • March 2006
  • February 2006
  • January 2006
  • December 2005
  • November 2005
  • October 2005
  • September 2005
  • August 2005
  • July 2005
  • June 2005
  • May 2005
  • April 2005
  • March 2005
  • February 2005
  • January 2005
  • December 2004
  • November 2004
  • October 2004
  • September 2004
  • August 2004
  • July 2004
  • June 2004
  • May 2004
  • April 2004
  • March 2004
  • February 2004
  • January 2004
  • December 2003
  • November 2003
  • October 2003

Categories

  • Ancient Civilizations
  • Benjamin Fulford Story
  • Corrupt Carnivores
  • Cryptology and Monsters
  • Eating Healthy
  • Ghost And Demons
  • Information and Theories
  • Mars Coverage
  • Meditation And Spirituality
  • Mysteries
  • NASA Articles
  • Other Exciting News
  • Personal Accounts
  • Pictures And Multimedia
  • Political Conspiracies
  • Recent Submissions
  • Religion Articles
  • Self Improvement
  • Simply Unexplainable
  • Space and Astrology
  • Technology Articles
  • True Stories
  • UFOs and Aliens
  • Unexplainable Video Library
  • Unexplainable Weather
  • Phantom Hitchhikers Simply Unexplainable
  • Aesthetic Necessity Personal Accounts
  • Bad Luck and Superstitions 1 Information and Theories
  • Two Black Holes Merging Space and Astrology
  • M6 Crash Report – Paranormal Activity Cited as Possible Cause UFOs and Aliens
  • Fish of the Coral Reef: Crown of Thorns & More Information and Theories
  • Cryptid Confirmed: Pygmy Hippo Killed in Australia Simply Unexplainable
  • Could Catastrophic Storms Become More Regular Disaster Annually? Unexplainable Weather

Copyright © 2023 Unexplainable.net.

Powered by PressBook News Dark theme