Helen Sharman | |
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.jpg) Sharman in 2015 | |
| Born | Helen Patricia Sharman 30 May 1963 Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Alma mater | University of Sheffield (BSc in 1984) Birkbeck, University of London (Ph.D in 1987) |
| Occupation | Chemist |
| Space career | |
| Project Juno cosmonaut {{ }} | |
Time in space | 7d 21h 13m |
| Selection | 1989 Juno |
| Missions | Soyuz TM-12, Soyuz TM-11 |
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Helen Patricia Sharman (born 30 May 1963) is a British chemist and cosmonaut 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.