Helen Sharman made history when she blasted off on a mission to the Soviet Union's Mir space station in 1991. Dr Sharman, who was selected from 13,000 applicants to become the first Briton in ...
Children at a school in Bradford have been left "inspired" by a visit from the first Briton in space, who originally hails from Yorkshire. In 1991, Sheffield-born Helen Sharman was the first woman ...