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4. With her keen interest and persistent efforts, she soon progressed
ahead of all her fellow trainees who wondered at her ability. They
often felt envious of her. She learnt with earnestness and hard work
all about rockets. After months of rigorous training, she was chosen
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to fly into outer space. It was the fulfilment of her long cherished
dream.

5. Everything after this might have happened as if in a dream. The
day was fixed for her taking off. Every minute things went with
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clock-like accuracy according to the plan.

6. It was the proudest moment of her life when she talked from outer
space to millions of her fellowmen on the earth about her thrilling
experience. Crowds of people all over the world simply danced for
joy when they heard that Mrs. Valentina was going round the globe,
feeling excellent at an altitude of 113 to 144 miles from the earth.
7. From those heavenly heights, she saw the cloud covered the earth
and at times, she could recognize the landscape too. River Volga
looked beautiful from outer space, though she had seen it to be even
more beautiful on the earth.

8. She felt quite normal even while going at that unimaginable speed.
As usual, she felt hungry. She ate well and slept well. She even

9. Valya remained in that spaceship speeding round and round the
earth for three days. Thus she showed to the world that a woman
has better stamina and endurance than a man. She was not just
having a joy flight during those three days. She had a lot to do,
making observations, jotting down notes in her book and sending
news to the earth. While returning to the earth, she steered the ship
herself very well and landed by parachute in Soviet Central Asia.
She came down quite safely except hurting her nose a little while
landing. But she did not care to take notice of it. On being asked
about her flight, she said smiling brightly. “You probably know the
saying ; it is very nice to be a guest but it is always better at home.
When I landed, I felt joy at being at home again.”

10. She was very happy over her success in the experiment. It was to
test on the one hand, whether women could also stand the rigours
and strains of rocket flight, and on the other, the weightlessness.

11. Valentina was not just strong and fit, but had all the soft and nice

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