Namira becomes first Pakistani to travel into space

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Adventurer Namira Salim has become the first Pakistani to travel into space, riding aboard Virgin Galactic's fifth successful flight in five months, the US company announced. "Astronaut 019 Namira Salim from Pakistan, marking the first person to fly to space from that country," Virgin Galactic said in a statement on Friday. "Salim is also a resident of the United Arab Emirates and of Monaco." Salim,