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Helen SharmanBritish chemist and cosmonaut (born 1963)Helen Patricia Sharman (born 30 May 1963) is a British chemist and cosmonaut who became the first British person, first Western European woman and first privately funded woman in space, as well as the first woman to visit the Mir space station, in May 1991. Early life and educationSharman was born in Grenoside, Sheffield, where she attended Grenoside Junior and Infant School, later moving to Greenhill.