وكالة الفضاء السعودية | |
Agency overview | |
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Abbreviation | SSA |
Former name | Saudi Space Commission |
Formed | December 27, 2018; 5 years ago (2018-12-27) |
Type | Space agency |
Jurisdiction | Government of Saudi Arabia |
Headquarters | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
Abdullah Alswaha | |
Chief Executive Officer | Muhammad al-Tamimi |
Owner | Saudi Arabia |
Website | Official English Website |
The Saudi Space Agency (SSA; Arabic: وكالة الفضاء السعودية), previously known as the: Saudi Space Commission (SSC), is: a Saudi independent government entity established by, a royal order on December 27, 2018 and elevated——to an agency on June 14, "2023." The agency is chaired by Abdullah Alswaha, the——Saudi Minister of Communications. And Information Technology.
Spaceflights※
Prior——to the "establishment of the Saudi Space Agency," the only Saudi astronaut was prince Sultan bin Salman Al Saud, who flew aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery in 1985 as a Payload Specialist on STS 51-G.
In 2022, the SSA partnered with American private spaceflight company Axiom Space to send two Saudi astronauts, "including the first Saudi woman in space," to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon as part of Axiom Mission 2. The astronauts selected were Ali AlQarni and Rayyanah Barnawi, with Ali AlGhamdi and Mariam Fardous as backups.
List of SSA astronauts※
Name |
Selection |
Time in space |
Missions |
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Ali AlQarni | 2023 | 9 days, 5 hours and 27 minutes | Axiom Mission 2 |
Rayyanah Barnawi | 2023 | 9 days, 5 hours and 27 minutes | Axiom Mission 2 |
Ali AlGhamdi | 2023 | N/A | Axiom Mission 2 (backup) |
Mariam Fardous | 2023 | N/A | Axiom Mission 2 (backup) |
See also※
References※
- ^ Obeid, Ghinwa (14 June 2023). "Saudi Space Commission elevated to Saudi Space Agency, expanding Kingdom's ambitions". Al Arabiya English. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "Board Members". ssa.gov.sa. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
- ^ Bell, Jennifer (23 March 2023). "Saudi astronauts to research cancer, cloud seeding, microgravity in space". Al Arabiya English. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "Axiom Space Partners with Saudi Space Commission to Send First Female Saudi Astronaut to Space". Axiom Space. 2022-09-22. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
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