Three decades ago, Britain’s first astronaut, Helen Sharman, travelled into space. Now she’s turning her focus to science communication. So why do so few people know who she is, asks Mick O'Hare ...

The truth is definitely out there, and maybe even here on Earth, according to Great Britain’s first astronaut. “Aliens exist,” Helen Sharman, 56, who flew to Soviet space station Mir in May ...

Pioneering British astronaut Helen Sharman claims her 1991 space mission 'feels like yesterday' A quarter of a century before Tim Peake, Helen Sharman was the first Briton to venture into space.

For renowned British astronaut Helen Sharman, one of the most pressing questions facing humanity — whether we are alone in the universe — already has an answer.

Aliens definitely exist, Britain’s first astronaut has said – and it’s possible they’re living among us on Earth but have gone undetected so far. Helen Sharman, who visited the Soviet Mir ...

The public is set to be asked who should get a plaque on Sheffield’s relaunched Walk of Fame. Sheffield City Council wants to ...

Helen Sharman, the first British astronaut to go to space, has told how she learned what really matters in life during her eight days orbiting Earth in May 1991. The 61-year-old, from Sheffield ...

Britain's first astronaut has been given an honorary degree by the University of Leicester. Helen Sharman made history when she blasted off on a mission to the Soviet Union's Mir space station in ...