Sunday is the 50th anniversary of the first woman in space, Valentina Tereshkova. And the following Tuesday is the 30th anniversary of the first American woman in space, Sally Ride. This is a timeline showing all 55 women who have traveled in space and points out several of the notables: Shannon Lucid, for example, the first woman to fly into space five times. Or Eileen Collins, the first female shuttle commander. I've never seen that old Soviet news agency photo of Tereshkova. Most of the rest of the photos are either from the AP or directly from NASA. June 13, 2013.