Sultan bin Salman Al SaudStatus: Retired 6/27/1956 – Nationality: Saudi Arabian Type: Non-Astronaut Passenger First Flight: 6/17/1985 Last Flight: 6/17/1985Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (born 27 June 1956) is a former Royal Saudi Air Force pilot who flew aboard the American STS-51-G Space Shuttle mission as a payload specialist, and a member of the House of Saud. He is thus the first member of a royal family to be an astronaut, and the first Arab and Muslim to fly in space.LaunchesSpace Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-51-GSpace Research Institute of Saudi ArabiaType: Government Abbreviation: KACST-SRI Administration: Sultan bin Salman Al Saud Founded: 2018Country: SAUThe Space Research Institute of Saudi Arabia is committed to space research for Suadi Arabia. Their space agency is chaired by Sultan bin Salman Al Saud, the first and only Saudi man to go to space aboard the STS-51-G for 7 days.