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Sir Richard Branson stands in front of the trading of Virgin Galactic (SPCE) in New York (USA) on October 28, 2019 on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange

An adventurer has become the first Pakistani to travel into space, riding aboard Virgin Galactic’s fifth successful flight in five months. The US company stated that Namira Salim is the “first Pakistani to visit space”, noting that she is a resident of Monaco and the United Arab Emirates. Salim, who previously traveled to both poles and has also parachuted over Mount Everest, was among the first customers to buy a ticket with billionaire Richard Branson’s space company.

British advertising executive Trevor Beattie and American astronomy educator Ron Rosano were the two other passengers.

Virgin Galactic competes in the "suborbital" space tourism sector with Jeff Bezoss company Blue Origin, which has already sent 31 people into space. | World News

WASHINGTON: Namira Salim, the founder and chairperson of the nonprofit Space Trust, has become the first Pakistani in space as she left her journey beyond the skies on Friday with Virgin...

Namira Salim became the first person from Pakistan to reach space today (Oct. 6), a milestone she achieved on Virgin Galactic's 'Galactic 04' mission.

British advertising executive Trevor Beattie and American astronomy educator Ron Rosano were the two other passengers.

Pakistani-Canadian Jameel Janjua to pilot ship carrying Virgin Galactic space plane.

“Proud to fly the national flag high in space Insha’Allah on October 6,” Namira said on social media

The suborbital trajectory will allow passengers several minutes of weightlessness before returning to Earth