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Crossed Kármán Line
This astronaut crossed the Kármán Line (100 km), the internationally accepted boundary of space.
First Man from Saudi Arabia
This astronaut is the first man from Saudi Arabia to go to space.
Crewmates
127
John M. Fabian
2
MISSIONS
13.2
DAYS IN SPACE
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SPACEWALKS
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DAYS SPACEWALKING
131
Daniel C. Brandenstein
4
MISSIONS
32.9
DAYS IN SPACE
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SPACEWALKS
-
DAYS SPACEWALKING
176
John O. Creighton
3
MISSIONS
16.9
DAYS IN SPACE
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SPACEWALKS
-
DAYS SPACEWALKING
177
Steven R. Nagel
4
MISSIONS
30.1
DAYS IN SPACE
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SPACEWALKS
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DAYS SPACEWALKING
178
Shannon W. Lucid
5
MISSIONS
223.1
DAYS IN SPACE
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SPACEWALKS
-
DAYS SPACEWALKING
179
Patrick Baudry
1
MISSIONS
7.1
DAYS IN SPACE
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SPACEWALKS
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DAYS SPACEWALKING
WIKIPEDIA EXCERPT
Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud 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 the first member of a royal family to fly in space, the first Arab to fly in space, and the first Muslim to fly in space, as well as the youngest person ever to fly on the Space Shuttle. On 27 December 2018, he was appointed as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Space Agency at the rank of minister.