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Helen Sharman - Britain's first astronaut. (Pic credit: Ian Forsyth / Getty Images)

Helen Sharman: The Yorkshire chemist who became first British person in space
Dr Helen Sharman, from Sheffield, is a chemist and cosmonaut who became the first British person and first Western European woman in space 35 years ago.

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Dr Sharman became the first Briton into space and the first female astronaut to visit the Mir space station in 1991. Credit: Jack Taylor/Getty Images

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