Helen Sharman Patricia – the first woman astronaut in the Great Britain.

Helen Patricia Sharman Country: United Kingdom Specialty: cosmonaut- researcher Mission: Soyuz TM-12 - World - Soyuz TM-11 Date of Birth: May 31, 1963) (age 48) Place of Birth: Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Great Britain Awards: Knight of the British Empire

18 May 1991 made a space flight on the Mir space station aboard the spacecraft Soyuz TM-12 together with A. Artsebarsky and S. Krikalev. In 1993, for participation in space flight, Helen Sharman was awarded the title of Chevalier of the Order of the British Empire.

Sharman has implemented in- orbit biological and chemical experiments, and also held a series of schools for English lessons.

The program of the ninth main expedition consisted of experiments in astronomy, biology, chemistry, Earth observation, space engineering, materials science and medicine.

Baikonur launch site, Pl.1 Start, May 18, :50:28 UTC Landing, October 10, :12:18 UTC Landing site, 61 km SW of Arkalyk Flight duration -144 days 15 hours 21 minutes 50 seconds Soyuz TM-12