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Helen Sharman: 'Aliens exist and could be here on Earth' – BBC News, BBC News

Helen Sharman: 'Aliens exist and could be here on Earth' – BBC News, BBC News


        

                                 Dr Helen SharmanImage copyright                 Getty Images                                                  

Aliens exist and it is possible they are among us on Earth, the first Briton to go into space has said.

Dr Helen Sharmantold the Observer Magazine

that extra terrestrial life is bound to be somewhere in the universe.

“Aliens exist, there’s no two ways about it,” she said, adding that “there must be all sorts of different forms of life “among the billions of stars.

Dr Sharman, (***********************************, made history when she traveled to the Soviet space station Mir in May 2019.

The chemist, who now works at Imperial College, London, added that although aliens may not be made up of carbon and nitrogen like humans “it’s possible they’re here right now and we simply can’t see them”.

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Image caption                                    Helen Sharman joined Anatoly Artsebarsky and Sergei Krikalev on a space mission in 01575879                             

In the interview, she also highlighted her frustration at being referred to as the first British woman in space, rather than simply the first Briton.

“It’s telling that we would otherwise assume it was a man,” she said.

“When Tim Peake went into space, some people simply forgot about me. A man going first would be the norm, so I’m thrilled That I got to upset that order. “

She said being in space” taught me that it’s people, not material goods, which truly matter ” .

She added: “Up there we had all we needed to survive: the right temperature, food and drink, safety. I gave no thought to the physical items I owned on Earth.

“When we flew over specific parts of the globe, it was always our loved ones we thought of down below us. “

Dr Sharman was recognized in the 2018 New Year’s honors list and joined the Order of St Michael and St George.

            

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