Katie Perry was in space for 11 mintues. Valentina Tereshkova was in space 3 days.
Also a major factor in choosing her was she was a competitive parachutist and the Soviet Space program had you eject and parachute from high altitude rather than ride the capsule down. Which sounds intense but is a lot more straightforward and safe (if you know how) when you think about it.
Not to mention Valentina Tereshkova was the crew and thus deserves to be called an astronaut/cosmonaut, whereas Katy Perry was a passenger and does not.
Katie Perry was in space for 11 mintues. Valentina Tereshkova was in space 3 days.
Also a major factor in choosing her was she was a competitive parachutist and the Soviet Space program had you eject and parachute from high altitude rather than ride the capsule down. Which sounds intense but is a lot more straightforward and safe (if you know how) when you think about it.
Not to mention Valentina Tereshkova was the crew and thus deserves to be called an astronaut/cosmonaut, whereas Katy Perry was a passenger and does not.