Sharman has been wrongly described as "selected by lottery", rather she was subjected to a rigorous selection process that gave weight to scientific, educational, and aerospace backgrounds as well as the ability to learn a foreign language.
Rather she was subjected to a rigorous selection process as well as the ability. This was to learn a foreign language. This was what Sharman has been wrongly described as "selected by lottery". This rigorous selection process gave weight to scientific. This rigorous selection process gave weight to educational. This rigorous selection process gave weight to aerospace backgrounds.