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spaceman
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posted 05-06-2016 05:26 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for spaceman   Click Here to Email spaceman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
With the 25th anniversary of the first Briton in space this month I was wondering how many more (born in Britain) have there been?
  • Helen Sharman
  • Michael Foale
  • Piers Sellers
  • Nicholas Patrick
  • Richard Garriott
  • Timothy Peake
Anyone else who could be considered a 'Brit in Space'?

LM-12
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posted 05-06-2016 07:03 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for LM-12     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Gregory H. Johnson was born in the UK according to his biography. He was the pilot on two shuttle missions, STS-123 and STS-134.

Hart Sastrowardoyo
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posted 05-06-2016 07:56 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Hart Sastrowardoyo   Click Here to Email Hart Sastrowardoyo     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Hong Kong was under British rule until 1997; Bill Anders was born there although he was born to American parents.

dcfowler1
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posted 05-07-2016 01:17 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for dcfowler1   Click Here to Email dcfowler1     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Tony Llewellyn was born in Wales, though he left NASA before flying.

LM-12
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posted 05-07-2016 09:55 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for LM-12     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Of those mentioned above, only Helen Sharman and Timothy Peake wore the Union Jack on their flight suits.

Robert Pearlman
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posted 05-07-2016 10:47 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Robert Pearlman   Click Here to Email Robert Pearlman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Richard Garriott wore the U.S. flag on his Sokol suit, but had both the U.S. and UK flags on his flight suit.

moorouge
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posted 05-11-2016 11:09 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for moorouge   Click Here to Email moorouge     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I don't suppose we can claim John Bull can we? He's our equivalent of Uncle Sam.

Guess if ever a Brit lands on the Moon he'll be properly dressed -

Tykeanaut
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posted 05-11-2016 12:05 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Tykeanaut   Click Here to Email Tykeanaut     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I love the photo Eddie.

LM-12
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posted 05-11-2016 10:11 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for LM-12     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Timothy Mace was the backup for Helen Sharman on Soyuz TM-12.

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posted 05-12-2016 04:41 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for DeepSea     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
There is also the comparatively little-known cadre of Payload Specialists who were intended to fly as part of the Skynet deployments, comprised of Christopher Holmes from the MoD, Anthony Boyle and Richard Farrimond from the British Army, Peter Longhurst from the Royal Navy, and Nigel Wood from the Royal Air Force.

Of course, they never flew in the aftermath of 51-L.

Challenger shuttle disaster ended pilot's dream to be first Briton in space

dcfowler1
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posted 05-12-2016 10:50 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for dcfowler1   Click Here to Email dcfowler1     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
There was also a payload specialist candidate from Kodak in the UK, John Padday who was going to fly, but Challenger stopped that.

AlanLawrie
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posted 05-13-2016 07:05 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for AlanLawrie     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
If I recall correctly it was John Padday who appeared on the BBC live coverage immediately after the Challenger explosion as he was probably the only relevant person close by at the time. I have it on DVD.

spaceman
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posted 05-16-2016 05:43 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for spaceman   Click Here to Email spaceman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
quote:
Originally posted by moorouge:
Guess if ever a Brit lands on the Moon he'll be properly dressed
One day! Great photo.

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