British - Scientist | May 30, 1963 -
I'd love to go back to space, I don't know any astronaut who doesn't want to.
Helen Sharman
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Because we were orbiting the earth faster than earth spins on its axis, we went around the earth 16 times a day, an earth day, which meant 16 periods of lightness and 16 periods of darkness in 24 hours. Every so often you'd look towards the earth, and often you could see lightness and darkness together, and dawn and sunset were spectacular.
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From space, the earth appears predominantly blue; the clouds are brilliant white. Surprisingly, you don't see much green, although Ireland looks green, and so do Scandinavia and New Zealand. The deserts are brick red and really stand out.
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The view from space is really very special. From the window, you can look back at the Earth and see the stars around you. I just hope that more people from Britain get the chance to experience it.
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I'm not going into infinity. I'm going into low earth orbit.
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Britain should definitely be part of a Mars mission.
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The government will see that human spaceflight is useful - for science and the economy - and inspirational.
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Politicians and the government have become too interested in short-term gains. Of course, if you look at the direct financial returns in the short term, human space flight is expensive. But they need to look longer term.
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People are fascinated by space flight. It makes them interested in science, gets them asking questions and motivates them.
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I still dream about being on the space station with the feeling of being weightless. The weightlessness is the most amazing, relaxing and natural feeling.
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I would much rather fly on Soyuz than the shuttle.
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I operated a periscopic TV camera so the commander, Anatoly Artsebarsky, could establish where we were heading. It is real teamwork on Soyuz.
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