Abdulmohsen Al-Bassam

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Abdulmohsen Hamad Al-Bassam
File:Abdulmohsen Hamad Al-Bassam.jpg
Born (1948-12-12) December 12, 1948 (age 76)
NationalitySaudi
Occupation(s)Fighter pilot, Royal Saudi Air Force
Space career
Astronaut
RankGeneral, Royal Saudi Air Force
SelectionApril, 1985

Abdulmohsen Hamad Al-Bassam (Arabic: عبد المحسن البسام) is a retired Royal Saudi Air Force officer and a former astronaut. He was the back-up payload specialist for Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on STS-51-G. He was born on December 12, 1948, in Unayzah, Saudi Arabia. He graduated from King Faisal Air Academy in Riyadh (Bachelor of Science in Air Science) and was a fighter pilot with the Royal Saudi Air Force. Selected in April 1985, he served as the back-up payload specialist for STS-51-G Discovery (June 17–24, 1985) on which Arabsat-1B was deployed. With the conclusion of this flight, he retired from active duty as a payload specialist. He later served as the Air Force Attache at the Embassy of Saudi Arabia in London, United Kingdom. He is married and has two sons and three daughters.[1]

References

  1. "عبدالمحسن البسام.. الفضائي المغوار والطيار الهمام - عبده الأسمري". www.al-jazirah.com. Archived from the original on June 14, 2022. Retrieved May 24, 2023.

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