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Budding astronaut hopes to become the first Scouser to launch into space
Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!Budding astronaut Dr Jackie Bell hopes to become the first Scouser in space – after being inspired by Craig Charles' character in TV's Red Dwarf.The boffin is one of 1,979 Brit scientists, pilots and doctors who have applied to become an astronaut with the European Space Agency.Of those 560 are female vying to become the UK's second woman in space after Helen Sharman who flew to the Mir space station in 1991 on a Soviet-Brit mission.Liverpudlian Jackie, 32, was inspired to apply by watching actor Charles, 57, play chicken vindaloo-loving space Scouser Dave Lister in the smash hit comedy series.She said: "I absolutely loved watching Dave Lister, a Scouser in space."At school I would tell
