On 12 April 2011, by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 437, she was awarded the medal "For Merit in Space Exploration". The British School in Assen, Netherlands is named the Helen Sharman School after her. Additionally, Sharman has been recognised by multiple schools by having houses named in her honour. There is a house named after her at Wallington High School for Girls, a grammar school in the London Borough of Sutton, where each house is named after a high achieving and influential woman. The science block of Bullers Wood School, Chislehurst, Kent was opened by Sharman in 1994 and is called Sharman House. There is a house named after her at Great Western Academy, in Swindon, where she opened the Sixth Form. She has also been honoured at Rugby High School for Girls a girls' grammar school where houses are named after four influential women, and a Sharman house at Moorlands School, Leeds, where houses are named after inspiring people from Yorkshire. In the 2021/22 academic year, the independent girls' school Notting Hill and Ealing High School is introducing a new fourth house, which will bear Sharman's name in recognition of her as a pioneer for women in STEM. In addition to this, residential development in Stafford in the West Midlands of England has a street named Helen Sharman Drive in her honour (), and more recently a block of student flats in Sheffield bear her name. The true identity of the fictional comic-book character Steel Bolt was also named partly in homage to her. She has received several honorary degrees from UK universities, including: Bibliography Bums on Seats: How to Publicise Your Show (A & C Black, 1992. ) Seize the Moment: Autobiography of Britain's First Astronaut, autobiography, with Christopher Priest and a foreword by Arthur C. Clarke (Londo : Gollancz, 1993 – The Space Place (Making Sense of Science), children's book, illustrated by Mic Rolph (Portland Press, 1997. ) References External links Helen Sharman's official website 'Life in Space' A Masterclass for children by Helen Sharman Freeview Video by the Vega Science Trust Space facts biography of Helen Sharman BSN – The Helen Sharman School, Assen 1963 births Living people Women astronauts British astronauts People from Ecclesfield Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George Officers of the Order of the British Empire European amateur radio operators British chemists Alumni of