contributors' biographiesSultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-SaudThe Koran exhorts the faithful to observe the stars and planets, but few Muslims have come as close to touching them as Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud of Saudi Arabia. The first Arab in space, Sultan bin Salman was a Payload Specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery's June 1985 flight, which launched a satellite designed to improve communications among Arab countries. < PREVIOUS BIO |
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