Jul 20 2016
Helen Sharman
Scientist & Astronaut
Helen Sharman OBE PhD is a British scientist and astronaut. Helen became the first Briton in space in 1991 when she launched on a Soyuz spacecraft to spend 8 days orbiting the Earth, most of that time on the Mir Space Station. Following her space flight, Helen became a science communicator and corporate speaker, winning prizes for radio and television programmes and giving inspirational talks around the world. She currently manages the facilities and technical support for Science, Engineering and Computing at Kingston University, London.
“We should push forward not only our own individual boundaries, but also the boundaries of what humans believe is possible”
Helen worked in Research & Development as an engineer for GEC before moving to Mars Confectionery, where she became a Research Technologist working on chocolate and ice cream. Helen was one of two Britons selected for astronaut training out of almost 13,000 other applicants. The programme, named Project Juno, was a co-operative arrangement between the Soviet Union and a British company set up to manage the Mission. During the launch, she carried out her share of spacecraft operations. Once in space, her tasks included medical, agricultural and chemical experiments, materials’ testing, Earth observation work and operating an amateur radio link with British school students. Fitted in with this were media interviews and a telephone conversation with President Gorbachev. [/expand]
Helen speaks on a variety of subjects which relate to her career, training and experiences as an astronaut and her management experience. Coping with risk was a daily activity and teamwork was a vital element in the success of the Mission. Helen’s talks take her audience on a journey into space, describing the seemingly endless training and preparation, the launch, how weightlessness feels, what it is like living and working in space, the team work and team spirit, and adjusting to life back on Earth afterwards.[/expand]
Helen’s effervescent enthusiasm and inspirational speeches capture the imagination of audiences all over the world. Some people have changed their whole lives after listening to Helen. [/expand]
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Topics
Space
Science
Technology
Leadership
Teamwork
Tisk
Security
Strategy
Communication
Collaboration
Publications
1997
The Space Place (Making Sense of Science) – children’s book, illustrated by Mic Rolph
1993
Seize The Moment (her autobiography) with a foreword by Arthur C Clarke
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