In 1991 Helen Sharman became the first British Astronaut.

We caught up with Helen and had a chat about Project Juno and her life in chemistry

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@AwesomeAstronomy great to see this - the brilliant #HelenSharman what a story - so interesting that Gorbachev backed the mission along with i#nterflora who were a bit upset when Sharman broke up with her boyfriend before going into space - if I was Interflora owner I would mention this in the media at least once a year that the company helped fund the first Brit in space! :-what’s not to like !!
@Shephallmassive Helen is fab, really great to chat to. I've done some outreach with her in the past too, wonderful ambassador for science.