This is a list of Muslim astronauts who have traveled to outer space. As of 2024, 17 Muslims (13 men and 4 women) have been in outer space. All of them are alive as of January 2024.
Country | Name | Mission (launch date) | Insignia | Description |
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Saudi Arabia | Sultan bin Salman Al Saud | STS-51-G (June 17, 1985) | First Muslim, first Saudi, first Arab, first member of royalty in space. | |
Syria | Muhammed Faris | Mir EP-1 (July 22, 1987) | First Syrian in space; second Arab in space. | |
Soviet Union (currently Azerbaijan) | 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. | |
Afghanistan | Abdul Ahad Momand | Mir EP-3 (August 29, 1988) | First Afghan and Pashtun in space. | |
Soviet Union (currently Kazakhstan) | Toktar Aubakirov | Soyuz TM-13 (October 2, 1991) | First Kazakh in space. | |
Russia (born in Kazakhstan) | 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. | |
Russia (born in Kyrgyzstan) | Salizhan Sharipov | STS-89 (January 20, 1998) Expedition 10 (October 14, 2004) |
First Tajik-Uzbek in space. Total of 201 days in space. | |
United States (born in Iran) | Anousheh Ansari | Soyuz TMA-9 (September 18, 2006) | First female space tourist; first Muslim woman in space; first Iranian in space. | |
Malaysia | Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor | Soyuz TMA-11 (October 10, 2007) | First Malaysian Malay in space. | |
Kazakhstan | Aidyn Aimbetov | Soyuz TMA-18M (September 2, 2015) | Third Kazakh in space. | |
United Arab Emirates | Hazza Al Mansouri | Soyuz MS-15 (September 25, 2019) | First Emirati in space; third Arab in space. | |
Egypt | Sara Sabry | Blue Origin NS-22 (August 4, 2022) | Suborbital flight. First Egyptian and African in space; first Arab woman in space; second Muslim woman in space. | |
United Arab Emirates | Sultan Al Neyadi | SpaceX Crew-6 (March 2, 2023) | Second Emirati in space; fifth Arab in space. | |
Saudi Arabia | Ali AlQarni | Axiom Mission 2 (May 21, 2023) | First male Saudi to ISS. | |
Saudi Arabia | Rayyanah Barnawi | Axiom Mission 2 (May 21, 2023) | First Saudi woman in space; second Arab woman in space; third Muslim woman in space. | |
Pakistan | Namira Salim | Galactic 04 (October 6, 2023) | First Pakistani citizen in space; first South Asian Muslim in space. | |
Turkey | Alper Gezeravcı | Axiom Mission 3 (18 January, 2024) | First Turk in space and to ISS. |
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.
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