Sultan bin Salman Al Saud
Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is a Saudi pilot, royal public official, and shuttle . Became the first Arab, first Muslim, and first member of a royal family to travel in space.
Personal
- Born
- June 27, 1956
- Died
- N/A
- Birthplace
- Riyadh, Riyadh Province,Saudi Arabia
Selections
Flights
1
Spacewalks
0
EVA time
N/A
In space
7 days, 1 hour, 38 minutes
Quick Glance
Flights1 flightLaunches: STS-51-G.
Time in space7 days, 1 hour, 38 minutesTotal logged time across listed flights and station assignments.
AgencyNASAAgency or program attribution from the profile record.SelectionPayload SpecialistSelection group or program listed in the archive record.
Flights
Station Missions
No station missionsNo station mission assignments are listed for this astronaut.
Bio
Before and around spaceflight, Sultan bin Salman Al Saud developed a technical foundation through study at University of Denver and Aviation training. That background matters because the shuttle era depended on astronauts who could move between spacecraft operations, payload science, robotics, aviation, and public-facing international work.
Saud flew on STS-51-G during the operational Space Shuttle era.
First Arab in space. First Muslim in space. First member of a royal family to fly in space.