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This is a list of astronauts of Muslim origin who have traveled to outer space. As of 2024, 18 of them (14 men and 3 women) have been in outer space. As of 2024, 18 of them (14 men and 3 women) have been in outer space.
Muhammed Faris was a Syrian astronaut born in Aleppo in 1951. [12] Faris was the first Syrian astronaut and second Arab into space, flying in the Soviet spacecraft Soyuz M3 to space station Mir on 22 July 1987 with two Soviet cosmonauts in the program for cooperation in space between Syria and the Soviet Union. He is credited with carrying the ...
In December 2018, he was the chairman of the board of the Saudi Space Commission. [17] From 2009 until joining the space commission, Sultan bin Salman served as the president and chairman of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH). He served as the commission's secretary general since its inception in 2000.
Rayyanah Barnawi (Arabic: ريانة برناوي; born September 1988) [1] [2] is a biomedical researcher [3] and astronaut. She is the first Saudi female astronaut, selected for Axiom Mission 2 as a mission specialist [4] by the Saudi Space Commission; her selection was officially announced on February 12, 2023. [5]
By AYA BATRAWY DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Having scaled the heights of Earth with the world's tallest tower, the United Arab Emirates is now aiming for the stars, or just a little bit ...
He became the first person to take the Quran to space and recite it there. [6] When he spoke to his mother on the phone from space, Pashto became the fourth language to be officially spoken in space. [7] He became the first Afghan citizen and the fourth Muslim to visit outer space, after Sultan bin Salman Al Saud, Muhammed Faris, and Musa Manarov.
I don’t think people usually envision a Muslim woman in that space. I think that the main challenge is having those conversations and getting people to a place where they stop seeing me just as a Muslim, but a fellow American and person of faith. Being Muslim and being American are compatible and go hand in hand.
Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor Al Masrie bin Sheikh Mustapha (born 27 July 1972) is a Malaysian doctor and spaceflight participant. [1] He launched to the International Space Station aboard Soyuz TMA-11 with the Expedition 16 crew on 10 October 2007.