The first British astronaut

Helen Sharman is a pioneer, role model and world-class inspirational speaker. She became the first British Astronaut in May 1991, when she launched into Earth orbit as part of a space station crew.
A superb and engaging speaker, Helen shares her own experiences of astronaut training, rocket launch and life in space to discuss teamwork and leadership, communication and collaboration, motivation and resilience, risk, problem solving and the benefits and challenges of spaceflight.
(Note to Event Planners: not all these topics can fit into just one speech, in detail.)
Invited to speak worldwide at company, public, industry, association, government, academic and school events, her presentations can include images, some of which she took herself during her training and spaceflight.

Helen says "Challenges and uncertainty are part of daily life for astronauts. The right preparation and a good understanding of teamwork saves lives and enables people to push through individual boundaries to make fantastic achievements for everyone".

As an inspiring role model for young people, numerous schools have named Houses and buildings after Helen and some have an annual Sharman science event.
The spacesuit worn by Helen is on display at the Science Museum in London. Her flight suit, worn in space, is on display with some of her other space-flown artefacts in the National Space Centre in Leicester.

Amazing presentation from Helen Sharman. Totally on-point. Hit all the right notes. Superb. Recommend her without hesitation.

BNP Paribas, London

Her account of the hours before the launch and the actual sensations during ascent into orbit is so gripping that any reader will feel a vicarious involvement. This is exactly what it must be like.

Arthur C Clarke

Wonderful feedback about Helen. Please pass on our enormous thanks to her. Yet again, she was superb.

Robin Ince

Broadcaster, Comedian, Presenter 'Infinite Monkey Cage'

I just wanted to say an absolutely huge thank you to Helen (& to Diana) for Helen’s talk at Bluedot. It was a complete tour de force. She performed it with her heart and soul and was inspiring, entertaining, wonderfully informative and clear. The Q&A was really great: I’m delighted that we managed to spot so many of the younger members of the audience with their hands up!

Professor Teresa Anderson MBE

Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre, UNESCO World Heritage Site