Helen Sharman on Juno mission

Title

Helen Sharman on Juno mission

Genre

Interview

TX Date

25 Nov 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:02:19

Description

Science correspondent John Allen interviews Helen Sharman, 26-year-old technology researcher, about being selected for the Juno mission and possibly getting to go to the Mir space station as the first Briton and first woman in space as part of the Anglo-Soviet mission. She also mentions fellow candidates, Clive Smith and Gordon Brooks.

Contributors

John Allen; Helen Sharman

Keywords

UK; Great Britain; USSR; Women; Space exploration; Space stations; Astronauts; Moscow; Mir; Helen Sharman; Clive Smith; Gordon Brooks

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