SOVIET ORBITS WOMAN ASTRONAUT NEAR BYKOVSKY FOR DUAL FLIGHT; THEY TALK BY RADIO, ARE PUT ON TV; PREMIER IS JOYFUL Phones Spacewoman --She Tells World She Feels Fine Saw Colonel Launched Purpose of Flights 'Seagull' and 'Hawk' Soviet Sends a Woman Astronaut Into Orbit Close to Col. Bykovsky for Dual Flight THEY CONVERSE; BOTH SEEN ON TV She Says She Feels Fine --Khrushchev Talks to Her From the Kremlin Lieutenant Replies
Jr Lt V V Tereshkova, world's 1st woman astronaut, launched into orbit in 6th USSR manned space ship, Vostok VI, joining Bykovsky in group flight around earth; Premier Khrushchev radioes congratulations to her; Tass repts Vostok VI passed near Bykovsky's vehicle soon after entering orbit, that astronauts estab radio contact and sent joint message to Khrushchev; Tereshkova in good health; aim of flight is to study effect of various space factors on human body including comparative analysis of influence on man and woman and to further improve systems of piloted spaceships in simultaneous flight; Tereshkova orbits earth every 88.3 min at 18,000 mph with apogee of about 141 mi and perigee of about 112 mi; uses code name 'Seagull'; both astronauts seen on E Eur TV as they fly over USSR; Vostok V completed over 45 orbits by 8 AM, Vostok VI over 14; flight activities of both astronauts described; in-flight photo of Tereshkova
