(FILES) Namira Salim, the first Pakistani woman astronaut, speaks during a press conference in Islamabad on August 17, 2006. Namira Salim made her first trip to space on October 6, 2023, on a mission by space tourism company Virgin Glactic, making its fifth successful flight in five months. Salim is 'the first person from this country to go into space,' Virgin Galactic said, adding that she is also a resident of the United Arab Emirates and Monaco. (Photo by Farooq NAEEM / AFP) Washington, United States — Adventurer Namira Salim became the first Pakistani to travel into space on Friday, riding aboard Virgin Galactic's fifth successful flight in five months, the US company announced.

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