Valentina Tereshkova
publication date: Friday, March 31, 2006 (part of Round XXVII)
category: Science
clue: Она была первой чайкой, котор нужно лететь в космос.
explanation: In English, the clue reads "She was the first seagull to fly in space." Tereshkova was the first woman in space. Her call sign on the trip was Chayka, Russian for seagull. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Denise Sawicki, Erik Bates, Amy Austin, Mike Eberhart, Aaron Shurtleff, David Mitzman, Elliot Farney, Jerry Mathis, Scott Horowitz, Megan Baxter, Chris McKinnon, Mihai Rusu, Todd Brotsch, and Amir H. Sufyani
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