To date, there have been six astronauts from Arab nations, also called "najmonauts" (from Arabic نجم (najm), meaning 'star', and Ancient Greek ναύτης (nautes), meaning 'sailor') who have flown to space. Prince Sultan bin Salman Al Saud of Saudi Arabia flew in the US Space Shuttle in 1985.
To date, there have been six astronauts from Arab nations, also called "najmonauts" (from Arabic نجم (najm), meaning 'star', and Ancient Greek ναύτης (nautes), meaning 'sailor') who have flown to space. Prince Sultan bin Salman Al Saud of Saudi Arabia flew in the US Space Shuttle in 1985.
Source: Wikipedia "List of Arab astronauts" · CC BY-SA 4.0
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