Welcome to the official website for Helen Sharman CMG OBE, the first British astronaut.
Helen became the first person from the UK in space on 18th May 1991, when she launched into space for an eight day mission orbiting the Earth, most of which was living and working on a space station. These days Helen works part-time at Imperial College, London.
Helen is President of the Institute of Science and Technology, she works with a variety of organisations in consulting and advisory roles and she also speaks, both in-person and virtually, about her experiences of living and working in space.
Helen has written two books – Seize the Moment and The Space Place (a children’s book making sense of science).
Please note that Helen does not have any personal Twitter or Facebook accounts; any such accounts purporting to be Helen’s are false.