Helen Sharman
British chemist and astronaut (born 1963) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Helen Patricia Sharman, CMG, OBE, HonFRSC (born 30 May 1963) is a British chemist and astronaut who became the first British person, first Western European woman and first privately funded woman in space, as well as the first woman to visit the Mir space station, in May 1991.
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Born | Helen Patricia Sharman (1963-05-30) 30 May 1963 (age 61) Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
Alma mater | University of Sheffield (BSc in 1984) Birkbeck, University of London (Ph.D in 1987) |
Occupation | Chemist |
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Project Juno astronaut | |
Time in space | 7d 21h 13m |
Selection | 1989 Juno |
Missions | Soyuz TM-12, Soyuz TM-11 |
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