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Namira Salim

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Namira Salim is a Pakistani polar adventurer, astronaut and artist based in Monaco and Dubai. She was the first Pakistani to reach both the North Pole and South Pole, and became the first Pakistani astronaut and the first astronaut from Monaco when she flew aboard Virgin Galactic on October 6, 2023, having been among the first 100 people to purchase a ticket for the company's planned commercial spaceflights.

Facts
Number of Flights
1 2
Firsts
First From Their Country 1
Classification
Astronaut Role
Spaceflight Participant 1
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Associated With

Virgin Galactic, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Wikipedia: Namira Salim

Operated By

Virgin Galactic, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Wikipedia: Namira Salim
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Nationality

Pakistan

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Source Wikidata: Namira Salim
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1. Wikipedia: Namira Salim
  • Article text
    Salim is the only Pakistani among the first 100 aspiring space tourists
  • Article text, firsts
    She became the first Pakistani astronaut, the first astronaut from Monaco, and the first female astronaut from the UAE to travel to space, traveling aboard Virgin Galactic on 6 October 2023.
  • In Group: Space Tourists and Private Astronauts, Lead sentence
    Salim is the only Pakistani among the first 100 aspiring space tourists to purchase a ticket for Virgin Galactic's future commercial space liner.
  • Operated By: Virgin Galactic, Article text: agency link
    Salim is the only Pakistani among the first 100 aspiring space tourists to purchase a ticket for Virgin Galactic's future commercial space liner.
  • Associated With: Virgin Galactic, Article text: program or flight link
    She finally flew to space on Virgin Galactic's Galactic 04 mission on 6 October 2023.
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2. The Space Devs Launch Library 2: Launch Library 2 astronaut list, records 701 to 800
The Space Devs Launch Library 2Astronaut record 777, Namira Salim
Quote, Astronaut record 777, Namira Salim
"name": "Namira Salim" ... "flights_count": 1
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Wikidata: Namira Salim
Wikidata Q6961897, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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