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Politicians and the government have become too interested in short-term gains. Of course, if you look at the direct financial returns in the short term, human space flight is expensive. But they need to look longer term.

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Helen Sharman

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The advice I was given was just to make sure you look out of the window occasionally. It’s something no astronaut ever gets tired of doing.

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During launch, the outside of the rocket is covered in a protective fairing, so we couldn’t see outside, but as soon as that was jettisoned, my first view of the earth was over the Pacific Ocean, which was this wonderful deep blue, with clouds just over the top, and sunlight streaming in through the window.

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April 30, 2024

During launch, the outside of the rocket is covered in a protective fairing, so we couldn’t see outside, but as soon as that was jettisoned, my first view of the earth was over the Pacific Ocean, which was this wonderful deep blue, with clouds just over the top, and sunlight streaming in through the window.

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April 30, 2024

The advice I was given was just to make sure you look out of the window occasionally. It’s something no astronaut ever gets tired of doing.

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