Anousheh Ansari
Anousheh Ansari (Persian: انوشه انصاری ; née Raissyan;[2] born September 12, 1966) is an Iranian-American engineer. She is the co-founder and chairwoman of Prodea Systems.
Anousheh Ansari | |
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Born | Anousheh Raissyan 12 September 1966 Mashhad, Iran |
Nationality | Iranian American |
Citizenship | Dual Iranian-American[source?] |
Education | Electrical engineering and computer science |
Alma mater | |
Occupation | Businessperson |
Title | CEO of X Prize Foundation[1] |
Spouse(s) | Hamid Ansari (m. 1991) |
Relatives | Amir Ansari (Brother-in-law) |
Status | Retired |
Occupation | Electrical Engineer |
Space career | |
Spaceflight participant | |
Time in space | 10d 21h 5m |
Missions | Soyuz TMA-9/8 |
Website | anoushehansari |
On September 18, 2006, a few days after her 40th birthday, she became the first Iranian ever in space. Ansari was the fourth overall self-funded space tourist, and the first self-funded woman to fly to the International Space Station.[3]
Anousheh Ansari Media
Ansari holds a plant grown in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station.
References
- ↑ "X Prize-Our People, Anousheh Ansari, CEO". Retrieved March 11, 2019.
- ↑ U.S.: Iranian-American To Be First Female Civilian In Space. RFE/RL. 2006-09-15. http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1071358.html. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ↑ "My Dream of Stars: From Daughter of Iran to Space Pioneer". macmillan.com. Macmillan Publishers. Retrieved March 21, 2017.