Women of Space

19 years after Tereshkova's historic flight, Cosmonaut Savitskaya became the second woman in space. As part of her mission, she spent three hours and 35 minutes outside the Salyut 7 space station.
(l. to r.): Tass / AP; Roger Ressmeyer / Corbis

First Woman EVA: Svetlana Savitskaya
Nineteen years after her compatriot Tereshkova's historic flight, Cosmonaut Savitskaya flew into space along with four other crew members. In addition to being the second female astronaut, she was the first woman to walk in space. Part of her mission included a 3-hour and 35-minute space walk outside the Salyut 7 space station.

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