Namira Salim is gearing up to make history as she prepares to fly the national flag in space later this year. She will be the first Pakistani astronaut on board Richard Branson’s pioneering space venture, Virgin Galactic.
Salim’s space ambitions began in 2008 when she made history by presenting the first national flag sent to space to former Prime Minister (PM) Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani. This momentous occasion took place during the EU-Pakistan Summit in Brussels in June 2010.
As Namira Salim prepares to venture into space aboard Virgin Galactic’s spacecraft, her journey symbolizes Pakistan’s growing presence in space exploration, marking a significant achievement for the nation.
Virgin Galactic is a spaceflight company within the Virgin Group that aims to provide suborbital spaceflights to space tourists. It is developing commercial spacecraft that is air-launched from a carrier airplane. Virgin Galactic’s purpose is to connect people to the love, wonder, and awe of space travel.
Feature image via Dawn.
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You do realize that she’ll be a commerical passenger rather than an astronaut? Don’t clickbait please.
space me jhande lehrane se neeche logo ke halaat behtar ho jaein gy to plz go ahead
Good one
Ghanta good one. Halaat behtr krna astronaut ki responsibility nhe.
We have to fly high
Are u kidding! How a space tourist make a nation pride? Jhanda wali approach say kab bahar aaoo gay
جب جنگ لڑنی نہیں صرف عوام کو نچوڑ کر شیر بننا ہے تو یہ کاہے کو ڈرامہ کرو ہو
Bagers flags never fly every one can go to space through others shoulder
Proud nations develop such activities on their own.
Weldon Namira Salim
It’s a very big news for me .
Her tremendous efforts and passion are admirable. Hoping despite of negative attitude of ignoring people such celebrities are model for us.
Salute to courageous lady
YAWN! How can anyone be proud of Pakistan? It’s sheer embarrassment! Shame on Pakistan… it’ll be better to send IK’s dead body to space… that will get you the popularity that you are seeking!
Best of luck