

British Space Program. Four people were selected for astronaut training in the Soviet Union following a call for applicants announced in the UK: Gordon Brooks (Royal Navy physician), Major Timothy Mace (Army Air Corps), Clive Smith (Kingston University lecturer) and Helen Sharman (food technologist). Astronaut hopeful Clive Smith during the final round of the competition.
- Categories: Human Interest, Politics, Science & Technology
- Location: Russia
- Event date: 01.01.1989
- Date published: 16.08.2022
- Author: Vladimir Rodionov
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: 89-13988, 35 mm film
- Media: JPEG, 5448x3721px, 15.2Mb