List of Muslim astronauts

This is a list of astronauts of Muslim origin who have traveled to outer space. As of 2024, 18 of them (14 men and 4 women) have been in outer space. Except Abdul Ahad Momand, Muhammed Faris and Talgat Musabayev, all of them are alive as of October 2025.

Country Name Mission (launch date)Insignia Description Sultan bin Salman Al SaudA prince in space at Saudi Aramco World, January/February 1986, p20-29 STS-51-G (June 17, 1985) First Muslim, first Saudi, first Arab, first member of royalty in space. Muhammed Faris Mir EP-1 (July 22, 1987) First Syrian in space; second Arab in space. (currently ) Musa Manarov Mir EO-3 (December 21, 1987)Soyuz TM-11 (December 2, 1990) First North Caucasian in space. Total of 541 days in space. Abdul Ahad Momand Mir EP-3 (August 29, 1988) Only Afghan and Pashtun in space. (currently ) Toktar Aubakirov Soyuz TM-13 (October 2, 1991) First Kazakh in space. (born in ) Talgat Musabayev Soyuz TM-19 (November 4, 1994)Soyuz TM-27 (August 25, 1998) Soyuz TM-32 (May 6, 2001) Second Kazakh in space. Total of 341 days in space. (born in ) Salizhan Sharipov STS-89 (January 20, 1998)Expedition 10 (October 14, 2004) First Tajik-Uzbek in space. Total of 201 days in space. (born in )Anousheh AnsariSoyuz TMA-9 (September 18, 2006)First female space tourist; first Muslim woman in space; first Iranian in space. Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor Soyuz TMA-11 (October 10, 2007) First Malaysian Malay in space. Aidyn Aimbetov Soyuz TMA-18M (September 2, 2015) Third Kazakh in space. Hazza Al Mansouri Soyuz MS-15 (September 25, 2019) First Emirati in space; third Arab in space.Sara SabryBlue Origin NS-22 (August 4, 2022)Suborbital flight. First Egyptian and African in space; first Arab woman in space; second Muslim woman in space. Sultan Al Neyadi SpaceX Crew-6 (March 2, 2023) Second Emirati in space; fifth Arab in space. Axiom Mission 2 (May 21, 2023) First male Saudi to ISS. Rayyanah Barnawi Axiom Mission 2 (May 21, 2023) First Saudi woman in space; second Arab woman in space; third Muslim woman in space. Namira Salim Galactic 04 (October 6, 2023) First Pakistani woman in space; First South Asian woman in space; fourth Muslim woman in space. Alper Gezeravcı Axiom Mission 3 (18 January, 2024) First Turk in space and to ISS. Tuva Cihangir Atasever Galactic 07 (07 June, 2024) Second Turkish-Azeri astronaut (born in ) Eiman Jahangir Blue Origin NS-26 (29 August, 2024)

Praying towards Mecca in space

Malaysia's space agency, Angkasa, convened a conference of 150 Islamic scientists and scholars in 2006 to address the question, among others, of how to pray towards Mecca in space. A document was produced in early 2007 called "A Guideline of Performing Ibadah (worship) at the International Space Station (ISS)" and was approved by Malaysia's National Fatwa Council.

List of Muslim astronauts

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