Sultan bin Salman Al Saud

Sultan bin Salman Al Saud is a Saudi prince and former Royal Saudi Air Force pilot who flew aboard the American STS-51-G Space Shuttle mission as a payload specialist. He is the first member of a royal family to fly in space, the first Arab and the first Muslim to fly in space, as well as the youngest person ever to fly on a space shuttle. On 27 December 2018, he was appointed as chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Space Commission with the rank of minister. He is the eldest surviving son of King Salman and one of the grandsons of Saudi's founder King Abdulaziz.

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1956  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Prince Sultan bin Salman al-Saud, Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Sultan bin Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud
politician, astronaut, Order of Bahrain, Order of Kuwait, Order of Military Merit (Syria), Order of Independence, Knight of the Legion of Honour, Grand Cross of the Order of Excellence, Kuwait Liberation Medal, Order of the Republic, Order of King Abdulaziz al Saud, Order of the Throne, Kuwait Liberation Medal, Saudi Arabia, 

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  STS-51-G ⓘ
  human spaceflight

Saudi Arabia, 

1956-06-27T00:00:00Z

1956-06-27T00:00:00Z

1956 Sultan bin Salman Al Saud

1985-06-17T00:00:00Z

1985-06-17T00:00:00Z

1985 STS-51-G

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STS-51-G crew photo

STS-51-G crew photo

STS51G-102-021 - STS-51G - STS-51G crew activities - Al-Saud, Baudry and Nagel - DPLA - e1a2a0c05253051882f08858a907c6d2

STS51G-102-021 - STS-51G - STS-51G crew activities - Al-Saud, Baudry and Nagel - DPLA - e1a2a0c05253051882f08858a907c6d2

Sultan Salman Al-Saud

Sultan Salman Al-Saud

S85-32002

S85-32002

STS-51-G crew head to launchpad

STS-51-G crew head to launchpad

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	spaceflight	1985	STS-51-G	human spaceflight	Wikidata
commons	image		STS-51-G crew photo		Commons
commons	image		STS-51-G crew photo		Commons
commons	image		STS51G-102-021 - STS-51G - STS-51G crew activities - Al-Saud, Baudry and Nagel - DPLA - e1a2a0c05253051882f08858a907c6d2		Commons
commons	image		STS51G-102-021 - STS-51G - STS-51G crew activities - Al-Saud, Baudry and Nagel - DPLA - e1a2a0c05253051882f08858a907c6d2		Commons
commons	image		Sultan Salman Al-Saud		Commons
commons	image		Sultan Salman Al-Saud		Commons
commons	image		S85-32002		Commons
commons	image		S85-32002		Commons
commons	image		STS-51-G crew head to launchpad		Commons
commons	image		STS-51-G crew head to launchpad		Commons