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11 results found for '"Mir"' in Keywords.
Applicants to be first British astronaut (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
James Matthews reports on the applications received to be the first Briton in space on a joint UK-USSR mission to Mir space station. Includes Wendy Hamilton, Recruitment consultant on some of the unsuitable...
Helen Sharman on Juno mission (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Science correspondent John Allen interviews Helen Sharman, 26-year-old technology researcher, about being selected for the Juno mission and possibly getting to go to the Mir space station as the first Briton...
Tim Mace on Juno mission (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Science correspomdent John Allen interviews pilot Tim Mace about being selected for the Juno mission and possibly getting to go to the Mir space station as the first Briton in space as part of the...
Helen Sharman first Briton in space (1991)
- Genre
- Interview
Helen Sharman, Britain’s first astronaut, who won a place in space history after answering an advertisement, on her visit to the Mir space station aboard Soyuz TM-12. She offers some consolation for the...
Helen Sharman takes off (1991)
- Genre
- News bulletin; News report
Report on the first Briton to make it into space. Helen Sharman’s story and schedule is reported by Sue Jameson. News anchor is Sophie Dekker.
Helen Sharman orbits Earth (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Helen Sharman, Britain’s first astronaut, orbits Earth, and speaks in Russian aboard the spacecraft. Dr Gordon Brooks, a finalist in the competition won by Sherman, comments. Female reporter not identified.
Helen Sharman on space travel (1991)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Helen Sharman, the first Briton in space, on her trip to the Mir Space Station with the Soviet space crew as part of Project Juno. Male interviewer not identified.
First Briton in space (1995)
- Genre
- Interview; Special
Report on Michael Foale becaming the first Briton to walk in space, along with astronaut Bernard Harris, the first black American to go on a space walk. Clodagh Kennedy reports on the mission of the space...
First Briton in space (1995)
- Genre
- Special
Michael Foale speaking to US controller as he makes his space walk from the shuttle Discovery near the Russian space station Mir. He is the first Briton to walk in space and sounds elated.
Docking of Atlantis with Mir (1995)
- Genre
- News report; Special
NASA live commentary on the docking of the US space shuttle Atlantis with the Russian space station Mir. Commentator is Steve Nesbitt of NASA.