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Valentina Leonidovna Ponomaryova
( Валентина Леонидовна Пономарёва )

Valentina Ponomaryova

Born: 18 September 1933, Moscow, Russia

Nationality: Russian

Died: 11 August 2023

Group: Female Group 1 (12 March 1962)

Status: Deceased


Left the program when the women's cosmonaut group was disbanded in 1969. Served as second backup to Valentina Tereshkova on Vostok 6. Married to Yuri Ponomaryov.

 


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