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Anousheh Ansari (Persian: انوشه انصاری; née Raissyan; [2] born September 12, 1966) is an Iranian-American engineer, space tourist, and entrepreneur.She is the co-founder and chairwoman of Prodea Systems, and her previous business accomplishments include serving as co-founder and chief executive officer of Telecom Technologies, Inc.
Malaysia's space agency, Angkasa, convened a conference of 150 Islamic scientists and scholars in 2006 to address the question, among others, of how to pray towards Mecca in space. A document was produced in early 2007 called " A Guideline of Performing Ibadah (worship) at the International Space Station (ISS)" and was approved by Malaysia's ...
Anousheh Ansari, the world's first female space tourist, co-founder and chairman of Prodea Systems, Inc., co-founder and former CEO of Telecom Technologies, Inc. (TTI) Farhad Ardalan, physicist, IPM; Nima Arkani-Hamed, professor, Institute for Advanced Study; Nasser Ashgriz, professor of mechanical and industrial engineering, University of ...
Another prominent Iranian American, engineer Anousheh Ansari, accepted the prize for him and read a prepared statement on stage. "I'm sorry I'm not with you tonight," she read.
Primary responsibility for station's science experiments. A secondary position for an ISS Flight Engineer. Peggy Whitson, first science officer Position established in 2002 by NASA to reinforce science aspect of ISS. Spaceflight Participant: No formal duties. Anousheh Ansari, first female space tourist
The Ansari X Prize was a space competition in which the X Prize Foundation offered a US$10,000,000 prize for the first non-government organization to launch a reusable crewed spacecraft into space twice within two weeks.
Anousheh Ansari, first Iranian in space and the first female space tourist; Nima Arkani-Hamed , theoretical physicist and professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey Abbas Ardehali , surgical director of UCLA 's Heart and Lung Transplant program
Frei follows Iranian-American multimillionaire Anousheh Ansari as she undergoes ersatz cosmonaut training en route to becoming the world's first female space tourist. She herself is armed with a camera, and her footage on board the International Space Station is some of the most intimate, breathtaking imagery we will ever see from outer space.