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All Quotes by author - Valentina Tereshkova
" A bird cannot fly with one wing only. Human space flight cannot develop any further without the active participation of women. "
Women
Flight
Fly
" After being once in space, I was keen to go back there. But it didn't happen. "
Happen
Back
Once
" Anyone who has spent any time in space will love it for the rest of their lives. I achieved my childhood dream of the sky. "
Love
Rest
Time
" Cosmonauts can keep their word like men and women - particularly women. "
Women
Men And Women
Keep
" Hey sky, take off your hat, I'm on my way! "
Off
Sky
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. "
Development
I Am
Next
" I am deeply grieved by the loss of the crew of Columbia. I express my sincere condolences to the families and friends of the astronauts. I believe that their names will remain as the bright sparkling stars in the universe and will light the way for those who will follow them on the difficult roads of space exploration. "
History
Light
Roads
" I am very resourceful, as any woman would be. "
I Am
Am
Would
" I felt fine after 24 hours and asked the state commission to prolong my stay in space to three days. And I carried out the entire schedule. Could I have done that if I had been half-dead? "
Schedule
Three
Days
" If women can be railroad workers in Russia, why can't they fly in space? "
Railroad
Fly
Russia
" I love Star City - it is my home. "
City
Home
I Love
" It doesn't matter what country or what political system you are from. Space brings you together. "
Political
You
Together
" I think Star City should have Unesco World Heritage status. It will need to be adapted a little bit and made more glamorous than it looks now, but it should definitely be protected for the future. "
Think
City
World
" It was very difficult to control the descent. At a height of seven kilometres, I catapulted out of my capsule and parachuted down to Earth. I was very familiar with parachutes because I was a sky diver before. "
Down
Control
Sky
" I would enjoy flying to Mars. This was the dream of the first cosmonauts. I wish I could realize it! I am ready to fly without coming back. "
Flying
Wish
Enjoy
" Of course, it's a dream to go to Mars. I want to find out whether there was life there or not. And if there was, then why did it die out? What sort of catastrophe happened? "
Mars
Want
Die
" Once you've been in space, you appreciate how small and fragile the Earth is. "
Space
You
Small
" On Earth, men and women are taking the same risks. Why shouldn't we be taking the same risks in space? "
Space
Women
Earth
" One cannot deny the great role women have played in the world community. My flight was yet another impetus to continue this female contribution. "
Community
Flight
Women
" Russia is still the leader in world space exploration. But its position of leader involves great responsibility - we have no right to lag behind. We can and we must move constantly forward. "
Responsibility
Space
Great
" 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. "
My Life
Bible
Change
" The missing toothbrush was nothing compared with the fact that the spacecraft was orientated to ascend, not descend. I would have gone up and up instead of going back down to the ground. "
Missing
Nothing
Back
" There was a lake beneath me, but the big, heavy parachute which had to be opened two miles above the ground couldn't be steered. My first thought was, 'Lord, they send just one woman into space, and she has to end up in the water.' "
Water
Woman
Space
" 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. "
Flying
Back
Happen
" To tell her that I joined the parachute club was too hard for me. I didn't want to trouble her; besides, I was not completely sure about the success of my new adventure. "
Success
Trouble
Adventure
" You don't think about the danger. The spaceship becomes your home. "
Danger
Home
Think
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