Cosmonaut Muhammed Faris, first Syrian in space, dies at 72

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Muhammed Faris, who was the first cosmonaut from Syria and second Arab to fly into space, has died at the age of 72.. According to the reports, he died as a result of a long illness in Türkiye, where had been living as a refugee since 2012.

Over the course of the week-long mission, Faris carried out observations of Syria from orbit and took part in science investigations, including material processing and biological experiments. Faris logged a total of 7 days, 23 hours and 4 minutes in space. He was the 209th person to fly into space and the 202nd to orbit Earth, according to the Association of Space Explorers'

Muhammed Ahmed Faris was born on May 26, 1951, in Aleppo, Syria. He graduated from the military pilot school in Aleppo in 1973 and became a pilot in the Syrian Air Force specializing in navigation.

 

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