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Upto now how many Muslims went to Space?

Upto now how many Muslims went to Space?

A. 11
B. 12
C. 13
D. 14

In total, 11 Muslims (10 men and 1 woman) have been in space.

Country
Name
Mission (launch date)
Comment
 Saudi Arabia Sultan bin Salman Al Saud STS-51-G (June 17, 1985) First Muslim, first Saudi, first Arab in space
 Syria Muhammed Faris Mir EP-1 (July 22, 1987) First Syrian in space
 Soviet Union (currently  Azerbaijan) Musa Manarov Mir EO-3 (December 21, 1987)
Soyuz TM-11 (December 2, 1990)
First Azerbaijani in space. Total of 541 days in space
 Afghanistan Abdul Ahad Mohmand Mir EP-3 (August 29, 1988) First Afghan in space
 Soviet Union (currently  Kazakhstan) Toktar Aubakirov Soyuz TM-13 (October 2, 1991) First Kazakh in space
 Kazakhstan Talgat Musabayev Soyuz TM-19 (November 4, 1994)
Soyuz TM-27 (August 25, 1998)
Soyuz TM-32 (May 6, 2001)
Second Kazakh in space,Total of 341 days in space
 Russia (born in  Kyrgyzstan) Salizhan Sharipov STS-89 (January 20, 1998)
Expedition 10 (October 14, 2004)
Total of 201 days in space
 United States (born in  Iran) Anousheh Ansari Soyuz TMA-9 (September 18, 2006) First female space tourist; first Muslim woman in space
 Malaysia Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor Soyuz TMA-11 (October 10, 2007) First Malaysian Malay in space
 Kazakhstan Aidyn Aimbetov Soyuz TMA-18M (September 2, 2015) Third Kazakh in space
 United Arab Emirates Hazza Almansoori Soyuz MS-15 (September 25, 2019) First Emirati in space