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 ...

Dr Helen Sharman told the Observer Magazine that extra-terrestrial life is bound to be somewhere in the universe. "Aliens exist, there's no two ways about it," she said, adding that "there must be ...

Helen Sharman, Britain’s first astronaut, has visited St Edward’s School in Poole to inspire students with her career story. The chemist and president of the Institute of Science and ...