Savitskaya is a former Soviet female aviator and cosmonaut who flew aboard Soyuz T-7 in 1982, becoming the second woman in space some 19 years after Valentina Tereshkova. She logged nearly 20 days in space during her career, including three and a half hours spent outside the Salyut 7 space station in 1984, when she became the first woman to perform a spacewalk. Before becoming a cosmonaut, she was a test and sport pilot and a parachutist. What world records did she set? Discuss (http://forum.thefreedictionary.com/postst17584_Svetlana-Savitskaya-Becomes-the-First-Woman-to-Perform-a-Spacewalk--1984-.aspx)
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