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Sharman, Helen Patricia 'Lenochka'
Sharman
Sharman
Credit: www.spacefacts.de
British engineer cosmonaut 1989-1998. Chemist. First British astronaut. First non-American, non-Soviet female astronaut.

Status: Inactive; Active 1989-1998. Born: 1963-05-30. Spaceflights: 1 . Total time in space: 7.88 days. Birth Place: Sheffield.

Bachelor of science in chemistry, 1984. Doctorate degree from Birbeck College, London. Worked at Mars Confectionery Ltd. Flew on commercial Juno mission to the Mir space station. One of three candidates from the United Kingdom in the 1992 ESA selection, but was not selected. Thereafter worked as a television commentator.


More at: Sharman.

Family: Cosmonaut. Country: UK. Spacecraft: Mir. Flights: Soyuz TM-11, Soyuz TM-11 Kosmoreporter, Soyuz TM-12 Juno. Agency: Mars Confectionery. Bibliography: 4452, 6018.
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Soyuz TM-12Soyuz TM-12
Sharman after landing.
Credit: RKK Energia



1963 May 30 - .
1989 November 25 - .
1991 May 18 - . 12:50 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC1. LV Family: R-7. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz-U2.
1991 May 26 - .

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