On Joon 16, 1963, Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the furst woman in space. 

She piloted the Vostok 6 spacekraft and spent tree days in space, where she completed 48 orbits of the Earth. 

On the occassion of her 70th birthday, Valentina offered to travel to Mars if the opportunity ever arows … even if it meant a one-way journey! 

Valentine is still alive today.