Status: Retired
9/12/1966 –
Nationality: Iranian
Type: Non-Astronaut Passenger
First Flight: 9/18/2006
Last Flight: 9/18/2006
Anousheh Ansari (born September 12, 1966) is an Iranian-American engineer. On September 18, 2006, a few days after her 40th birthday, she became the first Iranian in space. Ansari was the fourth overall self-funded space tourist, and the first self-funded woman to fly to the International Space Station.
Rivada Space Networks - RivadaSpace
- Type: Commercial
- Abbreviation: RivadaSpace
- Administration: CEO: Declan Ganley
- Founded: 2022
- Country: DEU
In March 2022, Rivada announced the formation of Rivada Space Networks GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary that was land to launch 600 low earth orbit satellites interconnected with laser links to form a single global mesh network in space.