Svetlana Savitskaya

Svetlana Savitskaya is a Soviet and Russian cosmonaut and politician who became the second woman in space and the first woman to perform a spacewalk.

Soyuz T-7: A 1982 Soviet crewed mission that carried Svetlana Savitskaya to the Salyut 7 space station. This mission made Savitskaya the second woman in space.
Cosmonaut training: Preparation for Soviet and Russian human spaceflight, including physical, technical, and mission-specific instruction. Savitskaya's piloting background and intensive preparation helped qualify her for demanding missions.
Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center: Russia's principal facility for training cosmonauts and preparing crews for space missions. Savitskaya trained there before joining the Soviet cosmonaut corps.
Women in space: The history and participation of women in human spaceflight. Savitskaya's missions marked major milestones in this broader history.
Salyut 7: A Soviet space station operated in low Earth orbit from 1982 to 1991. Savitskaya lived and worked aboard it during her first spaceflight.
Extravehicular activity: Work performed by an astronaut or cosmonaut outside a spacecraft while wearing a spacesuit. Her historic 1984 spacewalk was an extravehicular activity.
Vladimir Dzhanibekov: A Soviet cosmonaut who commanded Soyuz T-12 and joined Savitskaya on her 1984 spacewalk. He worked alongside Savitskaya during the first spacewalk by a woman.
Firsts in spaceflight: Milestones that identify the first people or missions to achieve particular feats in space. Savitskaya's status as the first woman to spacewalk is one such milestone.
Soyuz T-12: A 1984 Soviet crewed mission to the Salyut 7 space station. Its crew included Savitskaya on the flight when she performed her spacewalk.
Orlan space suit: A Soviet- and Russian-designed spacesuit used for extravehicular activity. Savitskaya wore an Orlan suit during her Salyut 7 spacewalk.

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