Helen Patricia Sharman, is a British chemist who became the first British astronaut and the first woman to visit the Mir space station in May 1991. Originally graduating from the Department of ...

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 ...

I remember learning at the age of six about the first British astronaut, Dr Helen Sharman, who flew to the Mir space station. Looking at her in her Sokol spacesuit, I realised that woman could be me.

Helen Sharman made headlines in 1991 when she ventured into space for an eight-day mission to orbit the earth after being selected from 13,000 applicants. Dr Sharman also shared a presentation to ...