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Anousheh Ansari
Astronaut

Anousheh Ansari

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Becoming the first self-funded woman to visit the International Space Station.

ISS visit · My Dream of Stars

Born
12 September 1966
Birthplace
Mashhad

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Anousheh Ansari

Anousheh Ansari is an Iranian-American engineer and entrepreneur whose technology career was followed by a privately funded spaceflight.

Early life

Education

Moved from Iran to the United States in 1984 and studied engineering at George Mason and George Washington universities.

Career

  1. 1993

    Telecom Technologies

    Co-founded the telecommunications company.

  2. 2001

    Acquisition

    The company was acquired by Sonus Networks.

  3. 2006

    Spaceflight and business

    Visited the International Space Station and co-founded Prodea Systems.

Contributions

ISS visit

Travelled as a spaceflight participant.

My Dream of Stars

Published a memoir with Homer Hickam.

Beyond work

Family

Married Hamid Ansari in 1991 after meeting him at MCI.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗

Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.

Photo: NASA. Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.