Quotes by Helen Sharman

The government will see that human spaceflight is useful - for science and the economy - and inspirational.

Id love to go back to space, I dont know any astronaut who doesnt want to.

While weve taken seeds into space, and astronauts on the International Space Station have eaten lettuce theyve grown, we havent produced fruit in space, so we cant pollinate something.

During launch, the outside of the rocket is covered in a protective fairing, so we couldnt see outside, but as soon as that was jettisoned, my first view of the earth was over the Pacific Ocean, which was this wonderful deep blue, with clouds just over the top, and sunlight streaming in through the window.

People are fascinated by space flight. It makes them interested in science, gets them asking questions and motivates them.

You dont go into space just for the science. Economically, it is not worth it. I think the reason we should be in space is for the exploration; its the human endeavour.