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. Helen Sharman appearbluebrick share on social
Britain should definitely be part of a Mars mission. Helen Sharman britainmarmission Change image and share on social
I'd love to go back to space, I don't know any astronaut who doesn't want to. Helen Sharman astronautbacklove Change image and share on social
It's very exciting that people could actually live on another planet. Helen Sharman excitlivepeople Change image and share on social
I'm not going into infinity. I'm going into low earth orbit. Helen Sharman earthinfinitylow Change image and share on social
As the craft re-entered earth's atmosphere, it was coming in so fast, it heated up the surrounding atoms and molecules, and they became positively and negatively charged, and highly reactive, and began luminescing all around us. Helen Sharman atmosphereatombegin share on social
Just because I'm a woman does not mean I have to deal with everything to do with food. Helen Sharman dealfoodwoman Change image and share on social
I had been lucky that my physiology is well suited to space training. Helen Sharman luckyphysiologyspace Change image and share on social
I lived at Star City for more than a year ahead of my trip to Mir on May 18, 1991 in Soyuz TM-12. My life at Star City was so remote that learning Russian became my greatest priority. Helen Sharman aheadcitygreat Change image and share on social
You can do more science on the ground than you can in space for the same amount of money. But there is some science you can not do on the ground. Helen Sharman amountgrindmoney Change image and share on social