> Tereshkova did not have a panic attack in space. She had a panic attack before going and was strapped into the seat against her will.
Any source? There were two backups, and if there would be delay a few days, she would not have fly anyway.
Any source? There were two backups, and if there would be delay a few days, she would not have fly anyway.
"She didn't want to go," Soviet space scientists told me. "At the last minute, she panicked, and they had to strap her into her seat against her will."