The First Arab Astronaut
Sending a man into space is by no means a basic task. In 1985, Saudi Arabia sent their very own Prince Sultan bin Salman into space aboard the American space shuttle, “Discovery”. He would become the first Saudi, the first Muslim and the first Arab to travel to space.
The First Arab Astronaut
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“Winston’s Hiccup”
There’s an old joke about how big Saudi Arabia is and Winston Churchill’s influence in that. The joke goes that the British prime minister was sketching the borders for Saudi Arabia and Jordan, but because of drinking too much brandy, he hiccuped and made a mistake. His hand moved too far and granted Saudi Arabia more land than he planned to.
“Winston’s Hiccup”
