Pakistani astronaut Namira Saleem is ready for her space journey, on October 5 she will also wave the Pakistani flag in space for the first time, Pakistan, South Asia And the Commonwealth’s first female astronaut Namira Salem has arrived in the US for a trip to space from the Virgin Galactic Commercial Space Liner. Dubai-based Namira Saleem is the first Pakistani woman who has hoisted the Pakistani flag at the North Pole in 2007 and at the South Pole in 2008. Namira Salim said that she is determined to travel to space. In an interview, Namira Saleem said that the current caretaker government has supported and encouraged me, otherwise the previous government of different political parties did not give me the priority I deserved.
Namira Saleem said that she has been reading, watching and thinking about space since childhood, before that no woman or man has gone to space from Pakistan.
Namira Saleem will go to space on October 5 and she is the first woman from Pakistan, who has created a history by going to space. Namirah Saleem has been nominated for this space journey by Virgin Galactic founder astronaut Richard Branson, Namirah Saleem has secured the position of astronaut.
Caretaker Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Murtaza Solangi congratulated Nimira Saleem on behalf of the Government of Pakistan, the Prime Minister and the people for starting her space journey.
In a meeting with Pakistan’s first female astronaut, Namira Saleem, the caretaker Federal Minister of Information said that Namira Saleem’s journey to space is a sign of Pakistan’s increasing presence in space research and a great success for the nation. She has performed amazing feats. have given There is hardly anyone else in Pakistan who has achieved such rapid success. Namira Saleem from Pakistan stepped on the South Pole and got the honor of hoisting the flag of Pakistan for the first time there, this flag was given to her by the Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan Muhammad Mian Soomro on 24 December 2007. Namira Saleem had previously hoisted Pakistan’s flag at the North Pole on April 21, 2007. Namira Saleem is the first Pakistani woman to reach the poles. If seen, Namira Saleem is a role model for all women, the young generation of Pakistan can raise the name of Pakistan in the world in various fields of life, with this effort of Namira Saleem, Pakistan as a peace-loving and progressive country. Positive identification will be highlighted.
In 2007, Namira Saleem served as an honorary tourism ambassador for Pakistan, appointed by the Ministry of Tourism. She is the first Pakistani woman to reach the North Pole in April 2007 and the South Pole in January 2008. She also holds the distinction of being the first Asian and the first Pakistani to skydive on Mount Everest during the historic First Everest Skydive in 2008.
She has also been working for peace and in 2011, the President of Pakistan awarded Namira Saleem with the country’s highest civilian award, the Tamgha Imtiaz. awarded Namira Saleem also has the honor of being included in Pakistan Power 100’s Women Power. Namira Saleem is from Karachi, along with herself, she has made the name of the country famous in every field. In 2006, she was officially recognized as the “first Pakistani astronaut” by the government of Pakistan.
It should be remembered that Pakistani female astronaut Namira Saleem congratulated the Indian space science organization Indian Space and Research Organization (ISOR) for its historic effort on the Indian Chandrayaan-2 mission to conquer the moon. In one of his statements, he called the said effort a big step for South Asia. He said that the progress in the space sector from South Asia is very remarkable. Even if any South Asian country participates in it. All political boundaries dissolve in space. Namira Saleem is the first Pakistani woman astronaut to go into space in a spacecraft named Orjan Galactic.
It should be noted that Virgin Galactic succeeded in taking the first commercial flight to space at the end of June 2023, but this flight did not carry ordinary tourists but experts from Italy. Later in August, the company launched the first space flight for tourists, while in September, a flight also took tourists into space. Namira Saleem will also be present in the upcoming mission of this company. The mission will carry 3 tourists, including Namira Salim, who will be in the cabin of the company’s VSS Unity spacecraft. This will be the company’s fourth commercial space flight overall. It should be noted that this company was trying to start a series of commercial flights to space for almost 2 decades. Namira Salim is among the first 100 people to buy tickets for the space tourism of this American company. She booked the ticket for this trip in 2006 and now she is getting a chance to go to space. It should be noted that the Government of Pakistan declared Namira Saleem as the first Pakistani astronaut in 2006 and in 2011 she was awarded the Medal of Distinction.Namira Salim says that I am very grateful that my country has supported me so much and I will carry the flag of Pakistan into space with great pride. The Pakistani astronaut says that dreams are not necessarily big, but it is important that we dream and believe in making them come true. Namira says that she wanted to do something more than normal in her life, so she first decided to see the world outside the earth.
To go on a space trip, Nimira Saleem received a ticket for a British space flight worth 200,000 dollars. Nimira’s name is also on the list of people who founded the Virgin space company of the famous billionaire Richard Berenson.
Namira Salim has been planning to go to space for a long time and in this regard she had registered her name in the project to take tourists to space, but now her name has appeared in this list.
Namira founded a non-profit space trust in 2015 with the aim of promoting world peace through space travel.
Earlier, Nimira, the owner of high morale, has also earned the honor of being the first Pakistani to visit the North Pole and the South Pole. Born in the coastal city of Karachi in 1975, Nimira Saleem received an international degree from Hofstra University in New York. Bachelors in Commerce and Masters in International Relations from Columbia University. After completing her studies, she returned to Pakistan and was elected as the president of the International Economics and Business Management Association, formed under the United Nations Cultural Exchange Program. In 1997, Namira moved to the European country of Monaco. On April 21, 2007, Pakistani campaigner Namira hoisted the flag of Pakistan at the North Pole, which was given to her by President General Pervez Musharraf on January 29, 2007. Namira Saleem also set foot on the South Pole at the age of 35 on January 10, 2008 and had the honor of hoisting the flag of Pakistan for the first time there, which was given to her by the Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan Muhammad Mian Soomro on December 24, 2007. Namira Saleem has also won the honor of being the first Asian woman to jump from a height higher than the world’s highest peak, Mount Everest or the Himalayas. An adventurer from Pakistan, Namira reached the North Pole in Pakistan on April 21, 2007. Raised the flag. That flag was given to him on January 29, 2007 by President General Pervez Musharraf. On January 10, 2008, at the age of 35, Namira Salim stepped on the South Pole and won the honor of hoisting the Pakistan flag there for the first time. This flag was given to him on December 24, 2007 by the Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan Muhammad Mian Soomro. Namira Saleem has also earned the distinction of being the first Asian woman to jump from a height higher than the world’s highest peak Mount Everest or the Himalayas. Namira Saleem was born in Karachi, Pakistan in 1975. She holds a Bachelors in International Business from Hofstra University, New York and a Masters in International Relations from Columbia University. After completing her education, she returned to Pakistan and was elected as the president of the International Economics and Business Management Association formed under the Cultural Exchange Program of the United Nations. In 1997, Namira moved to the European country of Monaco. Namira Saleem is not only an astronaut but also an artist. Namira has also worked in poetry, sculpture and music. Her paintings are on the theme of peace. For the last 13 years, Namira has been working to promote space tourism in collaboration with Virgin Group.
