Helen Sharman
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Helen Sharman is a British chemist and astronaut who became the first British person in space after being selected for the 1991 Project Juno mission to the Mir space station.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British astronaut
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astronaut ⓘ chemist ⓘ cosmonaut ⓘ human ⓘ |
| areaOfActivity |
STEM education outreach
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human spaceflight ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
OBE
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Order of the British Empire ⓘ honorary doctorate (various UK universities) ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Birkbeck, University of London
NERFINISHED
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University of Sheffield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Imperial College London
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Mars confectionery company ⓘ University of Sheffield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Sharman ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
chemistry
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spaceflight ⓘ |
| givenName | Helen ⓘ |
| hasRole |
academic
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public speaker ⓘ science communicator ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | Helen Sharman self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
first British person to visit a space station
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first British woman in space ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the first British person in space ⓘ |
| notableWork | public outreach in science and space ⓘ |
| occupation |
astronaut
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chemist ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Project Juno mission to Mir ⓘ |
| positionHeld | research chemist ⓘ |
| residence | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | selected through the UK Project Juno competition ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spaceMission |
Project Juno
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Soyuz spacecraft ⓘ
surface form:
Soyuz TM-11
Soyuz spacecraft ⓘ
surface form:
Soyuz TM-12
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| spaceStationVisited | Mir ⓘ |
| trainedAs | cosmonaut in the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| wasOnBoard | Mir space station ⓘ |
| workLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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