44 Quotes by Valentina Tereshkova

The ideals of the party were close to me, and I have tried to adhere to those principles all my life. In essence, they are the same as in the Ten Commandments in the Bible. I will never change my convictions

They forbade me from flying, despite all my protests and arguments. After being once in space, I was desperately keen to go back there. But it didn't happen.

You don't think about the danger. The spaceship becomes your home.

I would not say that female cosmonauts are not welcomed in the Russian space program. I must say, however, that all spaceflight hardware, including spacesuits and spacecraft comfort assuring systems, were designed mostly by men and for men.

If women can be railroad workers in Russia, why can't they fly in space?

A bird cannot fly with one wing only. Human space flight cannot develop any further without the active participation of women.

I am very resourceful, as any woman would be.

On Earth, men and women are taking the same risks. Why shouldn't we be taking the same risks in space?

I am convinced that the modular structure of the Mir will be the main trend in manned orbital stations development in the next century