Muhammed Faris Al-Aqidi

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Muhammed Ahmed Faris was a Syrian military aviator and astronaut. He was the first Syrian and the second Arab in space.

1951 — 2024  WikimediaWikidata
Muhammed Ahmed Faris
aircraft pilot, military personnel, astronaut, 

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  • Soyuz TM-2
    1987 Soviet crewed spaceflight to Mir
  • Soyuz TM-3
    soviet space mission
A Syrian and two Soviet cosmonauts during a joint space mission in 1987. One of them is Syrian Muhammed Faris, the first Syrian and second Arab to travel into space.A Syrian and two Soviet cosmonauts during a joint space mission in 1987. One of them is Syrian Muhammed Faris, the first Syrian and second Arab to travel into space.
A Syrian and two Soviet cosmonauts during a joint space mission in 1987. In the middle sits Syrian Muhammed Faris, the first Syrian and second Arab to travel into space.A Syrian and two Soviet cosmonauts during a joint space mission in 1987. In the middle sits Syrian Muhammed Faris, the first Syrian and second Arab to travel into space.
Syrian postage stamp commemorating the first Syrian and second Arab in history, Mohammed Faris, sent into space, 1987. Contains images of Muhammed Faris itself (left), astronaut team and Hafez al-Assad, Syrian president (right).Syrian postage stamp commemorating the first Syrian and second Arab in history, Mohammed Faris, sent into space, 1987. Contains images of Muhammed Faris itself (left), astronaut team and Hafez al-Assad, Syrian president (right).
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    classorbitSoyuz TM-2Aleksandr Laveykin, Aleksandr Pavlovich Aleksandrov, Aleksandr Viktorenko, Muhammed Faris Al-Aqidi, Soyuz-TM, Yury Romanenko, human spaceflight,Wikidata
    classorbitSoyuz TM-3Aleksandr Pavlovich Aleksandrov, Aleksandr Viktorenko, Anatolii Levchenko, Muhammed Faris Al-Aqidi, Soyuz-TM, Yury Romanenko, human spaceflight,Wikidata
    commonsimageA Syrian and two Soviet cosmonauts during a joint space mission in 1987. One of them is Syrian Muhammed Faris, the first Syrian and second Arab to travel into space. Commons
    commonsimageA Syrian and two Soviet cosmonauts during a joint space mission in 1987. In the middle sits Syrian Muhammed Faris, the first Syrian and second Arab to travel into space. Commons
    commonsimageSyrian postage stamp commemorating the first Syrian and second Arab in history, Mohammed Faris, sent into space, 1987. Contains images of Muhammed Faris itself (left), astronaut team and Hafez al-Assad, Syrian president (right). Commons
    commonsimageMuhammed Ahmed Faris Commons
    commonsimageMuhammed Ahmed Faris Commons