Helen Sharman
Helen Patricia Sharman OBE FRSC (born 30 May 1963) is a British chemist and astronaut.
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| Born | Helen Patricia Sharman 30 May 1963 (aged 62) Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Alma mater | University of Sheffield (BSc in 1984) Birkbeck, University of London (Ph.D. in 1987) |
| Occupation | Chemist |
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| Project Juno cosmonaut | |
Time in space | 7d 21h 13m |
| Selection | 1989 Juno |
| Missions | Soyuz TM-12, Soyuz TM-11 |
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She became the first British astronaut and the first woman to visit the Mir space station in 1993.
She worked as a research and development technologist for GEC in London and later as a chemist for Mars Incorporated dealing with nice properties of chocolate.[1]
Helen Sharman Media
Sokol space suit worn by Sharman, at the National Space Centre in Leicester
Star on Sheffield Walk of Fame
References
- ↑ bbk: Birkbeck's Magazine, Issue 29, SPRING 2011Birkbeck University. p. 16. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ↑ Helen Sharman, Made in Sheffield. Made in Sheffield Dot Com. Retrieved 20 September 2006.