Awesome Astronomy - Britain’s First Astronaut

Paul Hill, Ralph Wilkins and Dr. Jenifer “Dr. Dust” Millard host.  Damien Phillips, John Wildridge and Dustin Ruoff produce. This podcast extra is our (Ralph’s!) full length interview with Dr. Helen Sharman, Britain's First astronaut and the first woman to visit the Russian Mir Space Station in 1991.  In this interview we discuss:  ●  Tim Peake  ●  Access to space during a time of no UK funding  ●  The skills needed to be an astronaut  ●  Training for spaceflight at Star City in Russia  ●  The collapse of the Soviet Union just before launch  ●  Speaking with Mikhail Gorbachev from the Mir Space Station  ●  Comparing Mir to a camping trip!  ●  Acclimatizing to spaceflight in the Soyuz capsule  ●  Science conducted by Helen on Mir  ●  The UK's reticence to fund human spaceflight  ●  NASA's plans for missions beyond Low Earth  ●  Promoting space  www.awesomeastronomy.com   We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs.  Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too!  Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://www.redbubble.com/people/CosmoQuestX/shop for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations.  Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) ------------------------------------ The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by the Planetary Science Institute. http://www.psi.edu Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at [email protected].