This is alist ofastronauts ofMuslim origin who have traveled toouter space. As of 2024, 18 of them (14 men and 4 women) have been in outer space. ExceptMuhammed Faris andTalgat Musabayev, all of them are alive as of October 2025.
| Country | Name | Mission (launch date) | Insignia | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Saudi Arabia | Sultan bin Salman Al Saud[1] | STS-51-G (June 17, 1985) |  | First Muslim, firstSaudi, firstArab, first member ofroyalty in space. |
 Ba'athist Syria | Muhammed Faris[2] | Mir EP-1 (July 22, 1987) |  | FirstSyrian in space; second Arab in space. |
 Soviet Union (currently Azerbaijan) | Musa Manarov[3] | Mir EO-3 (December 21, 1987) Soyuz TM-11 (December 2, 1990) |   | FirstNorth Caucasian in space. Total of 541 days in space. |
 Afghanistan | Abdul Ahad Momand[2] | Mir EP-3 (August 29, 1988) |  | FirstAfghan andPashtun in space. |
Soviet Union (currently Kazakhstan) | Toktar Aubakirov[2] | Soyuz TM-13 (October 2, 1991) |  | FirstKazakh in space. |
 Russia (born in Kazakhstan)[4] | Talgat Musabayev[2] | Soyuz TM-19 (November 4, 1994) Soyuz TM-27 (August 25, 1998) Soyuz TM-32 (May 6, 2001) |    | SecondKazakh in space. Total of 341 days in space. |
Russia (born in Kyrgyzstan) | Salizhan Sharipov[2] | STS-89 (January 20, 1998) Expedition 10 (October 14, 2004) |   | FirstTajik-Uzbek in space. Total of 201 days in space. |
 United States (born in Iran) | Anousheh Ansari | Soyuz TMA-9 (September 18, 2006) |  | First femalespace tourist; first Muslim woman in space; first Iranian in space. |
 Malaysia | Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor[2] | Soyuz TMA-11 (October 10, 2007) |  | FirstMalaysian Malay in space. |
| Kazakhstan | Aidyn Aimbetov[2] | Soyuz TMA-18M (September 2, 2015) | ThirdKazakh in space. | |
 United Arab Emirates | Hazza Al Mansouri | Soyuz MS-15 (September 25, 2019) | FirstEmirati in space; third Arab in space. | |
 Egypt | Sara Sabry | Blue Origin NS-22 (August 4, 2022) | Suborbital flight. FirstEgyptian and African in space; first Arab woman in space; second Muslim woman in space. | |
| United Arab Emirates | Sultan Al Neyadi | SpaceX Crew-6 (March 2, 2023) |  | SecondEmirati in space; fifth Arab in space. |
| Saudi Arabia | Ali AlQarni | Axiom Mission 2 (May 21, 2023) | First maleSaudi to ISS. | |
| Saudi Arabia | Rayyanah Barnawi | Axiom Mission 2 (May 21, 2023) | FirstSaudi woman in space; second Arab woman in space; third Muslim woman in space. | |
 Pakistan | Namira Salim | Galactic 04 (October 6, 2023) | FirstPakistani woman in space; First South Asian woman in space; fourth Muslim woman in space. | |
 Turkey | Alper Gezeravcı | Axiom Mission 3 (18 January, 2024) | FirstTurk in space and to ISS. | |
| Turkey | Tuva Cihangir Atasever | Galactic 07 (07 June, 2024) | Second Turkish-Azeri astronaut | |
| US (born in Iran) | Eiman Jahangir | Blue Origin NS-26 (29 August, 2024) |
Malaysia'sspace agency,Angkasa, convened a conference of 150Islamicscientists andscholars in 2006 to address the question, among others, of how to pray towardsMecca inspace. A document was produced in early 2007 called "A Guideline of PerformingIbadah (worship) at theInternational Space Station (ISS)" and was approved by Malaysia'sNational Fatwa Council.[5]