#get2space, the first Observatories setup by Muslims were in Baghdad and Damascus. @1001inventions
Category: Muslims in space
First Observatories Muslim set up
Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor
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Muslims in space #get2space, 2007 Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, Malaysian orthopaedic surgeon, with Soyuz TMA-11 to #ISS #muslimsinspace @NASA
Anousheh Ansari
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Muslims in space #get2space, 2006 Anousheh Ansari with Soyuz TMA-9 as part of the Expedition 14 mission. #muslimsinspace @AnoushehAnsari @NASA
Salihzan Shakirovich
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Muslims in space #get2space, 1997 Salihzan Shakirovich Sharipov with Endeavour’s mission STS-89 to #space station Mir. #muslimsinspace
Talgat Musabayev
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Muslims in space #get2space, 1994 Talgat Musabayev, from Kazakhastan on mission Soyuz TM-19. #muslimsinspace
Tokhtar Aubakirov
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Muslims in space #get2space, 1991 Tokhtar Aubakirov from Kazakhstan, mission Soyuz TM-13 to #space station Mir. #muslimsinspace
Abdul Ahad Mohmand
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Muslims in space #get2space, 1988 Abdul Ahad Mohmand, Afghani Air Force pilot with mission Soyuz TM-6 on to #space station Mir. #muslimsinspace