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1991: Helen Sharman becomes the first Briton in space.

 

 

 

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Britain's first astronaut, 27-year-old Helen Sharman from Sheffield, blasted into orbit onboard the Soyuz TM-12 spacecraft securing her place in history on May 18th 1991.

 

 

 

 

 

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