OTD In Space – June 17: First Arab And Muslim In Space
On June 17, 1985, the Space Shuttle Discovery launched on NASA's STS-51-G mission, carrying payload specialist Sultan Salman Abdulaziz Al Saud, a Royal Saudi Air Force pilot who became the first Arab and first Muslim in space.
And because he was a prince in the House of Saud, he became the first member of a royal family to go to space. He was 28 years old at the time and holds the record for being the youngest person to fly on the space shuttle. During the mission, he helped deploy a communications satellite called ARABSAT-1B for the Arab Satellite Communications Organization.
And because he was a prince in the House of Saud, he became the first member of a royal family to go to space. He was 28 years old at the time and holds the record for being the youngest person to fly on the space shuttle. During the mission, he helped deploy a communications satellite called ARABSAT-1B for the Arab Satellite Communications Organization.
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00:00On this day in space.
00:03In 1985, the Space Shuttle Discovery launched on NASA's STS-51G mission,
00:09carrying Payload Specialist Sultan Salman Abdul Aziz Al Saud,
00:13a Royal Saudi Air Force pilot who became the first Arab and first Muslim in space.
00:18And because he was a prince in the House of Saud,
00:20he became the first member of a royal family to go to space.
00:23He was 28 years old at the time,
00:25and holds the record for being the youngest person to fly on the Space Shuttle.
00:28During the mission, he helped deploy a communications satellite called ArabSat-1B
00:32for the Arab Satellite Communications Organization.
00:35And that's what happened on this day in space.
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