Autographs of Helen Sharman
Helen Patricia Sharman, CMG, OBE, HonFRSC (born 30 May 1963) is a British chemist and astronaut who became the first British person, first Western European woman and first privately funded woman in space, as well as the first woman to visit the Mir space station, in May 1991. More about Helen Sharman
Affiliate disclosure: When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
Sharman was born in Grenoside, Sheffield, where she attended Grenoside Junior and Infant School, later moving to Greenhill. After studying at Jordanthorpe Comprehensive, she obtained a BSc degree in chemistry at the University of Sheffield in 1984 and a PhD degree from Birkbeck, the University of London in 1987. She worked as a research and development technologist for GEC in London and later as a chemist for Mars dealing with the flavouring properties of chocolate. This later led the UK press to label her "The Girl from Mars".
After responding to a radio advertisement asking for applicants to be the first British space explorer, Helen Sharman was selected for the mission live on ITV, on 25 November 1989, ahead of nearly 13,000 other applicants. She was commuting home from work when she heard the radio advertisement. “Astronaut wanted. No experience necessary.” The programme was known as Project Juno and was a cooperative Soviet–British mission co-sponsored by a group of British companies. Its aim was to enhance the relationship between the UK and the Soviet Union in the twilight years of the Cold War by sending a British astronaut to the Mir space station. Read even more about Helen Sharman at Wikipedia
After responding to a radio advertisement asking for applicants to be the first British space explorer, Helen Sharman was selected for the mission live on ITV, on 25 November 1989, ahead of nearly 13,000 other applicants. She was commuting home from work when she heard the radio advertisement. “Astronaut wanted. No experience necessary.” The programme was known as Project Juno and was a cooperative Soviet–British mission co-sponsored by a group of British companies. Its aim was to enhance the relationship between the UK and the Soviet Union in the twilight years of the Cold War by sending a British astronaut to the Mir space station. Read even more about Helen Sharman at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of Helen Sharman
The most expensive item with a signature of Helen Sharman (Helen Sharman Hand Signed Photo + Letter Cosmonaut MIR Space Station UACC COA) was sold in February 2024 for £129.00 while the cheapest item (HELEN SHARMAN Signed Photograph - First British Astronaut) found a new owner for £0.99 in November 2014. The month with the most items sold (3) was February 2014 with an average selling price of £3.19 for an autographed item of Helen Sharman. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2022 with £39.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was August 2014. In average, an autographed item from Helen Sharman is worth £9.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Helen Sharman were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | ASTRONAUT HELEN SHARMAN auto HB 1/1 SIGNED | £16.00 | |
| Britain's Space Astronaut HELEN SHARMAN auto 1/1 SIGNED | £23.00 | |
| First Day Cover Hand Signed By Helen Sharman | £14.00 | |
| Helen Sharman (Astronaut) Signed Autographed Photo | £20.00 | |
| HELEN SHARMAN ORIGINALLY SIGNED FIRST DAY COVER UACC RD 284 AFTAL RD 36 | £6.59 | |
| HELEN SHARMAN SIGNED BOOK H/B SEIZE THE MOMENT | £39.99 | |
| HELEN SHARMAN SIGNED BOOK H/B SEIZE THE MOMENT | £20.00 | |
| HELEN SHARMAN SUPERB SIGNED 10x8 SPACE MISSION SOYUZ TM-11/12 PHOTO (1) PLUS COA | £12.99 | |
| HELEN SHARMAN SUPERB SIGNED 10x8 SPACE MISSION SOYUZ TM-11/12 PHOTO (2) PLUS COA | £12.99 | |
| HELEN SHARMAN SUPERB SIGNED 12x8 BRITISH WOMAN ASTRONAUT PHOTO (1) PLUS COA | £7.50 | |
| HELEN SHARMAN SUPERB SIGNED 12x8 SOYUZ TM-11/12 SPACE MISSION PHOTO (6) + COA | £10.99 | |
| HELEN SHARMAN SUPERB SIGNED 12x8 SOYUZ TM-11/12 SPACE MISSION PHOTO (7) + COA | £9.99 | |
| Seize the Moment Autobiography of Helen Sharman Britain's Ist Astronaut Signed | £9.99 | |
| Seize the Moment: Autobiography of Helen Sharman by Helen Sharman (SIGNED) | £24.99 | |
| Signed SEIZE THE MOMENT An Autobiography of HELEN SHARMAN and C. PRIEST - N22 | £16.01 | |