Helen Sharman first Briton in space

Title

Helen Sharman first Briton in space

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:01:00

Description

Helen Sharman, Britain’s first astronaut, who won a place in space history after answering an advertisement, on her visit to the Mir space station aboard Soyuz TM-12. She offers some consolation for the second place runner-up. Interviewer not heard. In 2 parts.

Contributors

Helen Sharman

Keywords

UK; British; USSR; Space exploration; Space stations; Spacecraft; Soyuz; Astronauts; Mir

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