Ali AlQarni

Saudi - (SSA)

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Ali AlQarni is an astronaut representing the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and serving as a mission specialist on the Ax-2 mission. AlQarni graduated with a Bachelor of Aerospace Science from King Faisal Air Academy. AlQarni is an Air Force captain and fighter pilot. He has 12 years of experience flying fighter aircrafts and 2,387 flight hours.

Spaceflight Record

Ali AlQarni flew on one previous launch(es).

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Axiom Space Mission 2

SpaceX | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
May 21, 2023, 9:37 p.m.

Status: Success

Mission:

This is a Crew Dragon flight for a private company Axiom Space. The mission will carry a professionally trained commander alongside three private astronauts to and from the International Space Station. This crew will stay aboard space station for at least eight days.

Low Earth Orbit B1080 - Maiden Flight Landing Zone 1

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CEO: Muhammad al-Tamimi

The Saudi Space Agency, previously known as the Saudi Space Commission (SSC), is a Saudi independent government entity established by a royal order on December 27, 2018 and elevated to an agency on June 14, 2023.

Recent Launches

Falcon 9

Success

1 day, 9 hours ago

Starlink Group 6-98

Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Long March 8A

Success

2 days, 12 hours ago

SatNet LEO Group 18

Commercial LC-1 - Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China

A batch of 9 Low Earth Orbit communication satellites for the Chinese state owned SatNet constellation operated by the China Satellite Network Group.…

Long March 6A

Success

2 days, 13 hours ago

Yaogan 50-01

Launch Complex 9A - Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

The Yaogan 50-01 is a Chinese military “remote sensing” satellite of unknown purposes.

Falcon 9

Success

3 days, 6 hours ago

Starlink Group 6-97

Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

PSLV-DL

Failure

3 days, 23 hours ago

EOS-N1 and others

Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad - Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

Small Earth observation satellite from NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) for an "Indian strategic user", details TBD. This launch will also carry 18 o…