Sunday Express Magazine 1 July 1984 - Training To Be Britain's First Spaceman
Sunday Express Magazine 1 July 1984 - Training To Be Britain's First Spaceman
This Sunday Express magazine features a story about the project to launch a first Brit into space in 1984 - 7 years before Helen Sharman became the first UK astronaut.The project was backed by the UK military, as part of a plan for the US Space Shuttle to launch British military satellites. The successful candidate would fly aboard the Shuttle to act as a mission specialist. However, the Challenger disaster of 1986 saw the cancellation of the project.
Four candidates had been selected for the project, each vying to be the first Brit in space; Major Richard Farrimond of the Royal Signals, Commander Peter Longhurst of the Royal Navy, Squadron Leader Nigel Wood of the RAF, and Christpher Holmes who was a Ministry of Defence civilian specialist.
More information
Object number
2023-8
Location
Artefact Store
Has this object been into space?
No
Dimension - Dimension, Value, Measurement unit
Width: 23cm
Height: 28.5cm
Depth: 0.3cm
Material
Paper
Associated Person
Richard Farrimond
Christopher Holmes
Peter Longhurst
Nigel Wood
Object Production Date
1 July 1984
Object Production Organisation
Sunday Express
Object Production Place
United Kingdom
London
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