Helen Sharman
Dr. Helen Patricia Sharman OBE FRSC (born 30 May 1963) is a British chemist. She became the first British astronaut and the first woman to visit the Mir space station in 1993.
Helen Sharman | |
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 Dr. Helen Sharman  | |
| Born | 30 May 1963 Sheffield, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Sheffield, BSc 1984 Birkbeck, University of London, Ph.D. |
| Occupation | Chemist |
| Space career | |
| Project Juno astronaut | |
Time in space | 7d 21h 13m |
| Selection | 1989 Juno |
| Missions | Soyuz TM-12, Soyuz TM-11 |
Mission insignia |   |
She worked as a research and development technologist for GEC in London and later as a chemist for Mars Incorporated dealing with nice properties of chocolate.[1]
References
- "bbk: Birkbeck's Magazine, Issue 29, SPRING 2011" (PDF). Birkbeck University. p. 16. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- "Helen Sharman, Made in Sheffield". Made in Sheffield Dot Com. Archived from the original on 14 August 2006. Retrieved 20 September 2006.
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