Ansari, Anousheh, 1966-

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Name (Hebrew)
אנסארי, אנושה, 1966-
Name (Latin)
Ansari, Anousheh, 1966-
Other forms of name
Raissyan, Anousheh, 1966-
Date of birth
1966-09-12
Associated country
Iran
United States
Field of activity
Social entrepreneurship
Space flights
Telecommunication
Occupation
Businesspeople
Space travelers
Associated Language
eng
Gender
female
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 90449194
Wikidata: Q17519
Library of congress: n 2009038828
Sources of Information
  • Her My dream of stars, 2010:ECIP t.p. (Anousheh Ansari) ECIP data view, etc. (Ansari, Anousheh; b. in Mashhad, Iran; immigrated to America; became fourth-ever and first Muslim woman commercial spaceflight participant; founder of firm Telecom Technologies and of Ansari Foundation, a non-profit social entrepreneurship organization; b. 1966)
  • Regreso a la tierra, 2019:t.p. (Anousheh Ansari) p. 107 (born Anousheh Raissyan; on marrying she acquired the surname Ansari; cofounded Telecom Technologies in 1993; first woman space tourist, although in her book she calls herself a "space explorer" because of her scientific preparation and training period)