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> [Because we were orbiting the earth faster than earth spins on its axis, we went around the earth 16 times a day, an earth day, which meant 16 periods of lightness and 16 periods of darkness in 24 hours. Every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-sharman/because-we-were-orbiting-the-earth-faster-than-earth-spins-on-its/)

[Helen Sharman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-sharman/)

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## More by Helen Sharman

> [I'm not going into infinity. I'm going into low earth orbit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-sharman/i-m-not-going-into-infinity-i-m-going-into-low-earth-orbit/)

[Helen Sharman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-sharman/)

> [While we've taken seeds into space, and astronauts on the International Space Station have eaten lettuce they've grown, we haven't produced fruit in space,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-sharman/while-we-ve-taken-seeds-into-space-and-astronauts-on-the/)

[Helen Sharman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-sharman/)

> [The advice I was given was just to make sure you look out of the window occasionally. It's something no astronaut ever gets tired…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-sharman/the-advice-i-was-given-was-just-to-make-sure-you-look-out-of-the/)

[Helen Sharman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-sharman/)

> [Britain should definitely be part of a Mars mission.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-sharman/britain-should-definitely-be-part-of-a-mars-mission/)

[Helen Sharman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-sharman/)

> [I get standing ovations at meetings when I say Britain should be involved in human spaceflight. Unfortunately, that goal has been blocked by a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-sharman/i-get-standing-ovations-at-meetings-when-i-say-britain-should-be/)

[Helen Sharman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-sharman/)

> [It's very exciting that people could actually live on another planet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-sharman/it-s-very-exciting-that-people-could-actually-live-on-another-planet/)

[Helen Sharman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-sharman/)

> [During launch, the outside of the rocket is covered in a protective fairing, so we couldn't see outside, but as soon as that was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-sharman/during-launch-the-outside-of-the-rocket-is-covered-in-a-protective/)

[Helen Sharman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-sharman/)

> [I don't classify myself as the first space tourist because I wasn't as though I paid and had a holiday out of it -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-sharman/i-don-t-classify-myself-as-the-first-space-tourist-because-i-wasn-t/)

[Helen Sharman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-sharman/)

> [We should be pushing our boundaries. After all, we Britons are explorers and adventurers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-sharman/we-should-be-pushing-our-boundaries-after-all-we-britons-are/)

[Helen Sharman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-sharman/)

> [From space, the earth appears predominantly blue; the clouds are brilliant white. Surprisingly, you don't see much green, although Ireland looks green, and so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-sharman/from-space-the-earth-appears-predominantly-blue-the-clouds-are/)

[Helen Sharman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-sharman/)

> [You don't go into space just for the science. Economically, it is not worth it. I think the reason we should be in space…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-sharman/you-don-t-go-into-space-just-for-the-science-economically-it-is-not/)

[Helen Sharman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-sharman/)

> [The view from space is really very special. From the window, you can look back at the Earth and see the stars around you.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-sharman/the-view-from-space-is-really-very-special-from-the-window-you-can/)

[Helen Sharman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-sharman/)

> [I would much rather fly on Soyuz than the shuttle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-sharman/i-would-much-rather-fly-on-soyuz-than-the-shuttle/)

[Helen Sharman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-sharman/)

> [I operated a periscopic TV camera so the commander, Anatoly Artsebarsky, could establish where we were heading. It is real teamwork on Soyuz.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-sharman/i-operated-a-periscopic-tv-camera-so-the-commander-anatoly/)

[Helen Sharman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-sharman/)

> [I hope there will be continued U.K. investment in human spaceflight to enable Britain to benefit from space travel in the longer term and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-sharman/i-hope-there-will-be-continued-u-k-investment-in-human-spaceflight-to/)

[Helen Sharman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-sharman/)

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