Fifty-five years ago – on June 16 – Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman and first civilian to travel to space. A 26-year-old textile worker from a small town outside Moscow, Tereshkova broke down barriers for future generations of women to enter the space industry. Reflecting on her journey, she famously remarked: “A bird cannot fly with one wing only. Human space flight cannot develop any further without the active participation of women.” Planet couldn’t agree more. To mark the anniversary this week, we teamed up with Rocket Lab and created a mission patch to honor the invaluable contributions of women in aerospace and to inspire future generations to come. The patch will be available for purchase at Rocket Lab’s online store, with all proceeds benefiting the Brooke Owens Fellowship Program, an organization founded to honor the legacy of space pioneer Dawn Brooke Owens, which supports paid internships and mentorship for undergraduate women interested aerospace careers.