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.
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).