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Women in Space: 鈥榊ou forget what it鈥檚 like to sit down or stand up鈥�
Helen Sharman was the first British astronaut.
She spent eight days orbiting the earth on the Russian Mir Space Station in May 1991.
She tells Woman鈥檚 Hour about her time in space and the opportunities space exploration could bring in the future.
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