Irina Solovyova date of birth:
September 6, 1937
How old is Irina Solovyova?
88
Where was Irina Solovyova born?
Soviet Union
Irina Solovyova body shape:
Average
What color are Irina Solovyova's eyes?
Brown - Dark
What color is Irina Solovyova's hair?
Salt and Pepper
Is Irina Solovyova gay or straight?
Straight
What is Irina Solovyova's ethnicity?
White
What is Irina Solovyova nationality?
Russian
What is Irina Solovyova's occupation?
Astronaut
Short Biography
Irina Bayanovna Solovyova (Russian: Ирина Баяновна Соловьева) (born September 6, 1937) was one of the five women chosen in the female group, now a retired Soviet cosmonaut. She never flew into space, but was chosen as the backup to Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space via Vostok 6 in June, 1963. Solovyova was also chosen to fly on Voskhod 5, in which she would have become the first woman to walk in space (that honor went to Svetlana Savitskaya in 1984), but the Voskhod program was canceled after Voskhod 2 in favor of the Soyuz program.