Namira Salim, Pakistan’s pioneering female astronaut, has arrived in theUnited States to embark on her space journey aboard the Virgin Galacticcommercial space liner. This historic celestial expedition is scheduled tocommence on October 5, and Ms. Salim made her way to Dallas, Texas fromKarachi.
Expressing her gratitude, she stated, “I am deeply thankful for the supportof my country. I will proudly carry Pakistan’s flag into space.”
Namira Salim, based in Dubai, holds the distinction of being the firstPakistani astronaut to raise the Pakistani flag at both the North Pole in2007 and the South Pole in 2008.
Virgin Galactic recently achieved its first commercial spaceflight in June,although it carried experts from Italy instead of regular tourists. InAugust and September, the company successfully launched its first spacetourism flights.
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Now, Ms. Salim is set to be a part of this mission, occupying a seat in thecabin of the company’s VSS Unity spacecraft. She is one of the 100individuals who purchased tickets for space tourism from this Americancompany, having acquired her ticket back in 2006, and now, she is finallyrealizing her dream of visiting space.
