This dimension names the specific national or agency program under which an astronaut flew, distinct from their nationality alone. Wikipedia notes that historically "other nationalities launched by the Soviet Interkosmos adopted the cosmonaut term," showing that a program can carry astronauts from more than one country. Browsing this way groups astronauts by the program that actually put them into space.
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1. Wikipedia: Helen Sharman
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Helen Patricia Sharman is a British chemist and cosmonaut who became the first British person, first Western European woman and first privately funded woman in space, as well as the first woman to visit the Mir space station, in May 1991.
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