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Can you have a period in space?
Jane Garvey speaks to the first British astronaut, Helen Sharman, about her experience of space travel and returning to earth on Woman鈥檚 Hour. Alongside Helen is Dr Varsha Jain, a gynaecological researcher interested in the physiological impact of spaceflight and zero gravity on human physiology. She tells Jane about female astronauts having their period in space.
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