Helen Sharman

Helen Sharman CMG OBE HonFRSC
Sharman in 2015
Born	Helen Patricia Sharman (1963-05-30) 30 May 1963 (age 61) Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Alma mater	University of Sheffield (BSc in 1984) Birkbeck, University of London (Ph.D in 1987)
Occupation	Chemist
Space career
Project Juno astronaut
Time in space	7d 21h 13m
Selection	1989 Juno
Missions	Soyuz TM-12, Soyuz TM-11
Mission insignia
Signature

Helen Patricia Sharman, CMG, OBE, HonFRSC (born 30 May 1963) is a British chemist and astronaut who became the first British person, first Western European woman and first privately funded woman in space, as well as the first woman to visit the Mir space station, in May 1991.