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 ...
Helen Sharman spent eight days orbiting the Earth in 1991 as part of Project Juno - a commercial mission which invited UK citizens to apply for the chance to go to space. The now 60-year-old ...