How many British people have been in space?

Question

Why are you all so bad at answering questions, if you don't know the answer, don't answer. I mean "There are quite a few that are spaced out!" - Why did you even say that? It doesn't help at all, *****.

Answer 1

Not many!

Answer 2

Because the British government has never considered a manned space flight programme and does not contribute any funding to the manned space flight part of ESA's activities, the few British-born astronauts have launched with either the American or Russian space programmes.

British-born astronauts who have flown in space include:

    * Helen Sharman, the first Briton in space, who flew on the Soyuz TM-12 mission.

    * Michael Foale, who flew on the STS-45, STS-56, STS-63, STS-84, STS-86 and STS-103 Space Shuttle flights as well as the Soyuz TMA-3, and stayed on both the Mir and International Space Station.

    * Piers Sellers, who flew on the STS-112 and STS-121 Shuttle missions.

    * Nicholas Patrick, who flew on the STS-116 Shuttle mission.

    * Gregory H. Johnson, who flew on the STS-123 Shuttle mission.

Sellers and Patrick are both naturalized United States citizens. Foale has dual citizenship in the United States and the United Kingdom. Johnson is a United States citizen who was born in South Ruislip, Middlesex.

More info:

Michael Foale

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Foa...

Nicholas Patrick

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Pa...

Piers Sellers

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piers_Selle...

Helen Sharman

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Sharm...

Answer 3

One, the lassie Rowntree a few years back.

Answer 4

There are quite a few that are spaced out!