Sara Sabry | |
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| سارة صبري (Arabic) | |
 Sabry at Web Summit Qatar 2024 | |
| Born | May 23, 1993 |
| Nationality | Egyptian, Lebanese |
| Citizenship | Egyptian |
| Education | American University in Cairo (BS) Polytechnic University of Milan (MS) University of North Dakota |
| Occupations |
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| Known for | First Egyptian, and first Arab or African woman,[a] to travel to space. CEO of the Deep Space Initiative. |
| Space career | |
| Spaceflight participant | |
Flight time | 10m 20s |
| Selection | Space For Humanity: Citizen Astronaut Program (2022) |
| Missions | Blue Origin NS-22 |
Mission insignia |  |
Sara Sabry (born May 23, 1993) is an Egyptian–Lebanese engineer, citizen astronaut, and entrepreneur. In 2022, as part of the Blue Origin NS-22 mission, she became the first Egyptian to travel into space, as well as the first African-born or Arab woman.[2] She is also the founder and CEO of the Deep Space Initiative, a non-profit organization.[3]
In 2021, she completed a two-week moon mission simulation,[2] and has also completed an astronaut training program at Florida Tech, making her the first Egyptian woman qualified to conduct research in sub-orbital space.[2][4]
Sabry is an international keynote speaker, sharing her experiences in entrepreneurship, space travel, technology, and overcoming personal obstacles.[5] She currently researches planetary spacesuits with the NASA-funded Human Spaceflight Lab at the University of North Dakota.[6]
- ^ "Sara Sabry Joins Opening Astronaut Panel". Space Education Events. Archived from the original on February 8, 2025. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
- ^ a b c Flynn, Abigail (November 14, 2022). "Alumna Astronaut Sara Sabry Becomes First Egyptian to Reach Space". American University in Cairo. Archived from the original on October 8, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ Jyothi, Arya; Narula, Maheshpreet (November 24, 2023). "'I've dedicated my life to this mission': Sara Sabry on making space exploration more accessible". CNN. Archived from the original on August 7, 2024. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
- ^ Kurtz, Adam (September 6, 2022). "Where no Egyptian has gone before". UND Today. University of North Dakota. Archived from the original on February 28, 2024. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
- ^ "Sara Sabry Keynote Speaker". Chartwell Speakers. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ "Sara Sabry | Citizen Astronaut, CEO & Founder Deep Space Initiative". The Karman Project. Archived from the original on February 8, 2025. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
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