Savitskaya

/ sæˈvɪtskaɪə /

noun

1. SavitskayaSvetlana1949FRussianTRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: cosmonautPOLITICS: politician Svetlana (svɛtˈlɑːnə). born 1949, Soviet cosmonaut, the first woman to walk in space (1984). She was elected to the former Soviet parliament (1989)

Example Sentences

Savitskaya met her husband while they were in the Russian army.

From Washington Times

Anastasia Savitskaya was from a city in southwestern Russia.

From Washington Times

Svetlana Savitskaya was the second female cosmonaut in 1982.

From Salon

Svetlana Savitskaya looked down on Earth from space to see the cities sparkling like stars.

From Literature

It was 1982, and research cosmonaut Svetlana Savitskaya was taking an eight-day journey into space along with two male cosmonauts aboard the Soyuz T-7.

From Literature