7 Quotes & Sayings By Helen Sharman

Helen Sharman was born on the 15th of October, 1951, in Liverpool. She is an astronaut, physicist and author. Her first space flight was aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1984, where she became the first Briton in space. She went on to command the first space station Mir, before returning to Earth as a British astronaut Read more

Sharman flew again on the Space Shuttle Discovery in 1991, becoming the first UK citizen to fly twice to space. After retiring from NASA, she joined British Aerospace as a senior scientist. She now lives with her husband in London and Hampshire.

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The government will see that human spaceflight is useful - for science and the economy - and inspirational. Helen Sharman
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I'd love to go back to space, I don't know any astronaut who doesn't want to. Helen Sharman
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While we've taken seeds into space, and astronauts on the International Space Station have eaten lettuce they've grown, we haven't produced fruit in space, so we can't pollinate something. Helen Sharman
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During launch, the outside of the rocket is covered in a protective fairing, so we couldn't see outside, but as soon as that was jettisoned, my first view of the earth was over the Pacific Ocean, which was this wonderful deep blue, with clouds just over the top, and sunlight streaming in through the window. Helen Sharman
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People are fascinated by space flight. It makes them interested in science, gets them asking questions and motivates them. Helen Sharman
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You don't go into space just for the science. Economically, it is not worth it. I think the reason we should be in space is for the exploration; it's the human endeavour. Helen Sharman