Sultan bin Salman Al Saud
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Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | |
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Payload Specialist | |
Nationality | Saudi |
Born | 27 June 1956 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
Other occupation | Fighter pilot |
Rank | Colonel, Royal Saudi Air Force |
Time in space | 7d 01h 38m |
Missions | STS-51-G |
Mission insignia |
Sultan bin Salman (Arabic: سلطان بن سلمان بن عبد العزيز آل سعود (born 27 June 1956) is a former Royal Saudi Air Force pilot who flew aboard the STS-51-G Space Shuttle mission as a payload specialist, and a member of the House of Saud. He is thus the first astronaut of royal blood, and the first Arab and Muslim to fly in outer space.
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