On Mir, the lights kept going out because it had developed so many electrical problems. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes develop electrical light
People are fascinated by space flight. It makes them interested in science, gets them asking questions and motivates them. Helen Sharman fascinateflightinterest Change image and share on social
I get standing ovations at meetings when I say Britain should be involved in human spaceflight. Unfortunately, that goal has been blocked by a handful of people in high office. Helen Sharman blockbritaingoal Change image and share on social
During launch, the outside of the rocket is covered in a protective fairing, so we couldn't see outside, but as soon as that was jettisoned, my first view of the earth was over the Pacific Ocean, which was this wonderful deep blue, with clouds just over the top, and sunlight streaming in through the window. Helen Sharman bluecloudcover share on social
Sometimes you see films, not just science fiction films, where you get the sense that if the camera were to pan just to the left or the right, all of a sudden you'd be seeing light stands and crew standing around. But with 'Blade Runner,' the beauty of it is that it felt like a real, breathing city. Duncan Jones beautybladebreathe share on social
In the present state of our knowledge, it would be useless to attempt to speculate on the remote cause of the electrical energy... its relation to chemical affinity is, however, sufficiently evident. May it not be identical with it, and an essential property of matter? Humphry Davy affinityattemptchemical share on social