Ground Quote by Helen Sharman

I'm not going into infinity. I'm going into low earth orbit.

— 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,…

— 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…

— Helen Sharman

Britain should definitely be part of a Mars mission.

— 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…

— Helen Sharman

It's very exciting that people could actually live on another planet.

— 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…

— 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 -…

— Helen Sharman

We should be pushing our boundaries. After all, we Britons are explorers and adventurers.

— 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…

— 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…

— 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.…

— Helen Sharman