Space Research Institute of Saudi Arabia
Sultan bin Salman Al Saud
Saudi Arabia
Retired
Biography
/01Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (born 27 June 1956) is a former Royal Saudi Air Force pilot who flew aboard the American STS-51-G Space Shuttle mission as a payload specialist, and a member of the House of Saud. He is thus the first member of a royal family to be an astronaut, and the first Arab and Muslim to fly in space.
Type
Non-Astronaut Passenger
Age
69
Date of Birth
June 27, 1956
First Flight
June 17, 1985
Last Flight
June 17, 1985
Career Stats
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Flights
1
Landings
0
Spacewalks
P7DT1H38M
Time in Space