Russian cosmonaut Svetlana Savitskaya, born #OTD, was the first woman to walk in space. She took to the skies early: By age 17 she had completed 450 parachute jumps, and by 20 she made her first solo flights. . . . . . . . . #womeninscience #science #astronaut #firstwoman #space #spacescience #inspiration #womeninspace #spacewalk #facts #sciencehistory #history #shero #onthisday #hbd #happybirthday