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Helen Sharman Quotes

British - Scientist | May 30, 1963 -

On Mir, the lights kept going out because it had developed so many electrical problems.

Problems Lights Electrical Out Going

I get standing ovations at meetings when I say Britain should be involved in human spaceflight. Unfortunately, that goal has been blocked by a handful of people in high office.

People Meetings Goal Say Office Get

Just because I'm a woman does not mean I have to deal with everything to do with food.

Food Woman Just Because Mean Deal

The advice I was given was just to make sure you look out of the window occasionally. It's something no astronaut ever gets tired of doing.

Tired Window Advice Doing You Look

I don't classify myself as the first space tourist because I wasn't as though I paid and had a holiday out of it - although I had a fab time.

Time Myself Space Holiday First Out

There is good science you can do in space. There is stuff there you cannot do on Earth and we can gain understanding from it.

Good Science Space Understanding You

You don't go into space just for the science. Economically, it is not worth it. I think the reason we should be in space is for the exploration; it's the human endeavour.

Science Space Think Worth You Go

We should be pushing our boundaries. After all, we Britons are explorers and adventurers.

Boundaries Pushing Our Should After

I lived at Star City for more than a year ahead of my trip to Mir on May 18, 1991 in Soyuz TM-12. My life at Star City was so remote that learning Russian became my greatest priority.

Life Learning City My Life Year May

When the history books are written in a thousand years, when space travel would have become routine, the moment that humans first left Earth will be of huge importance. Star City is a central part of this story and it deserves more recognition.

History Moment Travel Space City

I had been lucky that my physiology is well suited to space training.

Training Space Lucky Well Been Had

I hope there will be continued U.K. investment in human spaceflight to enable Britain to benefit from space travel in the longer term and that many more Britons - women and men - will travel into space.

Women Hope Men Travel Space Will

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