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9 Muslims in Space & Counting
Muslims have always been interested in Studying the Skies, and Great Advances were made in the field of Astronomy during the heydays of Muslim Civilization.
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Recent history, however, has seen little participation on the part of Muslim countries
in the international efforts of developing space sciences. But now this has changed.
**** The History of Muslims in Space ****
Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, an Orthopedic Surgeon at the Hospital University Kebangsaan Malaysia, will not be the first Muslim to cross the 100-km boundary above Earth considered to be the defining line for outer space.
Video: uk.youtube.com
In fact, 9 MUSLIMS have already undergone that feat.
The 1st ever Muslim to fly to space was Prince Sultan bin Salman AbdulAziz Al-Saud from Saudi Arabia. In 1985, he joined the crew of mission STS-51G on
board the American Space Shuttle Discovery as a payload specialist to deliver the
ARABSAT 1-B communication satellite into orbit. With his flight, Al-Saud not only became the 1st Muslim in space but also the 1st member of Royalty to go there.
In that same year, Al-Saud helped in founding the Association of Space Explorers. This is a nonprofit professional organization that brings together Astronauts and Cosmonauts from around the world. en.wikipedia.org
The second is Syrian Muhammed Faris who, in July 1987, joined the crew of Russian mission Soyuz TM-3. Originally a navigation pilot with a rank of colonel in the
Syrian Air Force, Faris flew as research cosmonaut to the Soviet space station Mir. www.windows.ucar.edu
Five months later, Azerbaijani Musa Manarov flew in December 1987 as part of the Russian Soyuz TM-4 mission to Mir. Originally a colonel in the Soviet Union's Air Force, Manarov joined the mission as flight engineer. Along with his fellow crew members, they became the first ever to spend a whole year in space, returning back to Earth in December 1988. Manarov flew again as flight engineer as part of the Soyuz TM-11 mission in Dec 1990, this time spending a year and three months in space during which he performed more than 20 hours of spacewalk.
While still in space during his first mission in August 1988, Manarov was joined by another Muslim from Afghanistan aboard space station Mir. A pilot in the Afghan Air Force, Abdul Ahad Mohmand flew aboard the Soyuz TM-6 mission as Research Cosmonaut and spent eight days on Mir conducting experiments along with his crewmates. Mohmand, however, is remembered in History for saving his mission
and crew's life. en.wikipedia.org
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**** Record Breaking *****
Another, Kazakh followed soon. However, in 1994 on board the Soyuz TM-19.
Talgat Musabayev flew as flight engineer for this mission and later commanded
2 other flights in 1998 and 2001. The last mission, Soyuz TM-32, became famous
for carrying the 1st ever Paying Space Tourist to the International Space Station
(ISS), the successor of the Russian space station Mir. en.wikipedia.org
"The move has spurred the setting up of commercial spaceports around the world including Ras Al-Khaimah in UAE." Musabayev's second mission on Suyoz TM-27
would only arrive at space station Mir on January 29, 1998, two days before
another mission, STS-89, was set to leave.
This would be the second time 2 Muslims would meet in space, since the crew
that was to leave the space station included cosmonaut mission specialist Salihzan Shakirovich Sharipov from the American space shuttle Endeavour's mission STS-89.
Originally, a Fighter Pilot and Flight Trainer from Uzbekistan, Sharipov flew another mission in 2004 dubbed Expedition 10, that lasted about 6 months in space at the
ISS. He's planned to be part of the Prime Crew of Expedition 18 as well. en.wikipedia.org
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Dr. Farouk El-Baz, He is known to many as the Spokesman for the Apollo Program.
His ability to use simple terms to describe the most complicated things made him
often quoted by the media all over the world. Most of the Scientists at NASA would agree that he was one of the best Geologist in the Program.
Dr. Farouk El-Baz, the Egyptian Scientist who was the Supervisor of Lunar Science Planning at the NASA Headquarters, is one of the most prominent Scientists in the Field of Geology. www.bu.edu
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Anousheh Ansari, Iranian, who went up as a private citizen. en.wikipedia.org
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Recent history, however, has seen little participation on the part of Muslim countries
in the international efforts of developing space sciences. But now this has changed.
**** The History of Muslims in Space ****
Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, an Orthopedic Surgeon at the Hospital University Kebangsaan Malaysia, will not be the first Muslim to cross the 100-km boundary above Earth considered to be the defining line for outer space.
Video: uk.youtube.com
In fact, 9 MUSLIMS have already undergone that feat.
The 1st ever Muslim to fly to space was Prince Sultan bin Salman AbdulAziz Al-Saud from Saudi Arabia. In 1985, he joined the crew of mission STS-51G on
board the American Space Shuttle Discovery as a payload specialist to deliver the
ARABSAT 1-B communication satellite into orbit. With his flight, Al-Saud not only became the 1st Muslim in space but also the 1st member of Royalty to go there.
In that same year, Al-Saud helped in founding the Association of Space Explorers. This is a nonprofit professional organization that brings together Astronauts and Cosmonauts from around the world. en.wikipedia.org
The second is Syrian Muhammed Faris who, in July 1987, joined the crew of Russian mission Soyuz TM-3. Originally a navigation pilot with a rank of colonel in the
Syrian Air Force, Faris flew as research cosmonaut to the Soviet space station Mir. www.windows.ucar.edu
Five months later, Azerbaijani Musa Manarov flew in December 1987 as part of the Russian Soyuz TM-4 mission to Mir. Originally a colonel in the Soviet Union's Air Force, Manarov joined the mission as flight engineer. Along with his fellow crew members, they became the first ever to spend a whole year in space, returning back to Earth in December 1988. Manarov flew again as flight engineer as part of the Soyuz TM-11 mission in Dec 1990, this time spending a year and three months in space during which he performed more than 20 hours of spacewalk.
While still in space during his first mission in August 1988, Manarov was joined by another Muslim from Afghanistan aboard space station Mir. A pilot in the Afghan Air Force, Abdul Ahad Mohmand flew aboard the Soyuz TM-6 mission as Research Cosmonaut and spent eight days on Mir conducting experiments along with his crewmates. Mohmand, however, is remembered in History for saving his mission
and crew's life. en.wikipedia.org
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**** Record Breaking *****
Another, Kazakh followed soon. However, in 1994 on board the Soyuz TM-19.
Talgat Musabayev flew as flight engineer for this mission and later commanded
2 other flights in 1998 and 2001. The last mission, Soyuz TM-32, became famous
for carrying the 1st ever Paying Space Tourist to the International Space Station
(ISS), the successor of the Russian space station Mir. en.wikipedia.org
"The move has spurred the setting up of commercial spaceports around the world including Ras Al-Khaimah in UAE." Musabayev's second mission on Suyoz TM-27
would only arrive at space station Mir on January 29, 1998, two days before
another mission, STS-89, was set to leave.
This would be the second time 2 Muslims would meet in space, since the crew
that was to leave the space station included cosmonaut mission specialist Salihzan Shakirovich Sharipov from the American space shuttle Endeavour's mission STS-89.
Originally, a Fighter Pilot and Flight Trainer from Uzbekistan, Sharipov flew another mission in 2004 dubbed Expedition 10, that lasted about 6 months in space at the
ISS. He's planned to be part of the Prime Crew of Expedition 18 as well. en.wikipedia.org
___________________________________ ___________
Dr. Farouk El-Baz, He is known to many as the Spokesman for the Apollo Program.
His ability to use simple terms to describe the most complicated things made him
often quoted by the media all over the world. Most of the Scientists at NASA would agree that he was one of the best Geologist in the Program.
Dr. Farouk El-Baz, the Egyptian Scientist who was the Supervisor of Lunar Science Planning at the NASA Headquarters, is one of the most prominent Scientists in the Field of Geology. www.bu.edu
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Anousheh Ansari, Iranian, who went up as a private citizen. en.wikipedia.org