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14 Helen Sharman Quotes

Helen Sharman shares witty, gender-balanced reflections that make space life feel relatable.

Helen Sharman quotes

  1. There is very little difference between men and women in space.

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  2. Once the press learnt of her success, she was called 'the girl from Mars'.

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  1. While we've taken seeds into space, and astronauts on the International Space Station have eaten lettuce they've grown, we haven't produced fruit in space, so we can't pollinate something.

  2. 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.

  3. Britain should definitely be part of a Mars mission.

  4. 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.

  5. It's very exciting that people could actually live on another planet.

  6. During launch, the outside of the rocket is covered in a protective fairing, so we couldn't see outside, but as soon as that was jettisoned, my first view of the earth was over the Pacific Ocean, which was this wonderful deep blue, with clouds just over the top, and sunlight streaming in through the window.

  7. 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.

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

  9. From space, the earth appears predominantly blue; the clouds are brilliant white. Surprisingly, you don't see much green, although Ireland looks green, and so do Scandinavia and New Zealand. The deserts are brick red and really stand out.

  10. 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.

  11. The view from space is really very special. From the window, you can look back at the Earth and see the stars around you. I just hope that more people from Britain get the chance to experience it.

  12. I would much rather fly on Soyuz than the shuttle.