Namira Salim \u2013 who has been waiting for almost two decades for the commercial spaceflight \u2013 is making history as she becomes Pakistan\u2019s first female space tourist. \u201cProud to fly the national flag high in space Insha\u2019Allah on October 6,\u201d she said on social media ahead of her departure alongside three other space travellers. Thank you @anwaar_kakar Honorable Prime Minister of Pakistan for congratulating me as #FirstPakistaniAstroaut and first woman to go to #space from Pakistan. Proud to fly the #national flag high in #space Insha\u2019Allah on 6th October 2023 @virgingalactic #Galactic04. pic.twitter.com\/LB49RYqhkn \u2014 Namira Salim (@namirasalim) October 4, 2023 The other two passengers are British advertising executive Trevor Beattie and Ameri\u00adcan astronomy educator Ron Rosano. Beth Moses, Virgin Galactic\u2019s chief astronaut instructor, will also join. Earlier, Anwaar ul Haq Kakar, caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan, wished her safe voyage and success. He tweeted on Wednesday: Good Luck Namira Salim @namirasalim. I wish you success when you\u2019re ready to make history on 06 October by becoming the 1st Pakistani woman to travel to space in the #Galactic04. By proving their mettle as trailblazers in multiple fields, Pakistani women are making the whole nation proud. \u00a0 Good Luck Namira Salim @namirasalim.I wish you success when you\u2019re ready to make history on 06 October by becoming the 1st ?? woman to travel to space in the #Galactic04By proving their mettle as trailblazers in multiple fields, ?? women are making the whole nation proud \u2014 Anwaar ul Haq Kakar (@anwaar_kakar) October 4, 2023<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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