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ROOKIERetired—Other·🇦🇫 Afghanistan·Born 1959
Abdul Ahad Mohmand
First and only Afghan in space.
212h
Hours in Space
1
Missions
0
EVAs
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EVA Time
Afghans! Take your neighbor by the hand; put aside your arms. Let us resolve our problems through dialogue, and show respect for one another.
Biography
First and only Afghan in space. Flew to Mir on the Intercosmos program, photographing Afghanistan from orbit.
Before NASACaptain in the Afghan Air Force, trained as a military pilot in the Soviet Union after graduating from the Kabul Polytechnical Institute.
Notable Missions
Soyuz TM-6 / Mir (Intercosmos)
Beyond the Mission
Causes They Champion
Promoting peace and education in Afghanistan
Languages
PashtoDariRussianGerman
Awards & Honors
- Hero of the Soviet Union
- Hero of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
- Order of Lenin
Fun fact
He was the first person to take a copy of the Quran to space, the first to speak Pashto in orbit, and brewed Afghan tea for his crewmates aboard Mir.
Item flown to space
A copy of the Quran.
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