Sultan bin Salman Al Saud

Sultan bin Salman Al Saud is a Saudi royal and former astronaut who became the first Arab and first Muslim to travel in space, aboard Space Shuttle Discovery in 1985.

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John W. Young: An American astronaut who commanded Space Shuttle Discovery on its 1985 STS-51-G mission. Young commanded the mission on which Sultan bin Salman flew.
STS-51-G: A 1985 Space Shuttle Discovery mission that deployed communications satellites and carried international payload specialists. It was the mission that took Sultan bin Salman into orbit.
Arab space program: Space activities and institutions developed by Arab states and regional organizations. His mission is an early landmark in the region's human spaceflight history.
First Arab in space: The milestone achieved by Sultan bin Salman on STS-51-G in 1985. This describes his Arab identity, distinct from nationality-based firsts.
Patrick Baudry: A French astronaut who flew as a payload specialist on Space Shuttle Discovery's STS-51-G mission. Baudry shared Sultan bin Salman's 1985 shuttle flight.
Space Shuttle Discovery: NASA's Space Shuttle orbiter that flew 39 missions between 1984 and 2011. Discovery carried Sultan bin Salman during STS-51-G.
Saudi Space Agency: Saudi Arabia's government agency for coordinating national space policy and programs. Its later creation reflects Saudi Arabia's expanded institutional engagement with space.
First Saudi in space: The milestone achieved by Sultan bin Salman, the first Saudi citizen to travel in space. His national first overlaps with, but is narrower than, his Arab-world distinction.
Saudi Arabia: A country in the Middle East occupying most of the Arabian Peninsula. Sultan bin Salman represented Saudi Arabia on the STS-51-G mission.
Arabsat-1B: A communications satellite deployed from Space Shuttle Discovery during STS-51-G in 1985. Its deployment was part of the mission's Arab satellite program.