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Namira Saleem to raise Pakistani flag in space on October 5
She bought a ticket for a commercial space flight and then waited 17 years for this historic opportunity.


Monaco: Pakistani astronaut Namira Saleem will make a historic flight from America on October 05 by spaceship and raise Pakistan's green crescent flag in the space.
According to details, Namira Saleem has also hoisted the national flag in the North Pole and South Pole.
Namira Saleem, the determined daughter of Pakistan, who has won many awards and achievements, will raise the flag of Pakistan in space on October 5.
Known as a collector of firsts in terms of challenges, Namira will travel to space in a commercial spaceship from America and will also hold the honor of being the first Pakistani astronaut.
Monaco-based Namira Saleem was launched by the government of Pakistan as the first Pakistani astronaut in 2006, when she bought a ticket for a commercial space flight and then waited 17 years for this historic opportunity.
Working and making a name for herself in the global space industry for the last 25 years, Namira Saleem had a childhood dream of bowing to the stars, which is now about to turn into a reality and brighten the name of the motherland.
Collector of Firsts Namira Saleem has previously hoisted the flag of the country at the North Pole and the South Pole, not only that she has also skydive on Mount Everest in 2008.
Born in Karachi, Pakistan in 1975, Namira Saleem earned her bachelor's degree in international trade from Hofstra University, New York and her master's degree in international relations from Columbia University.

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