Abdulmohsen Al-Bassam
Saudi Arabian aviator
Abdulmohsen Hamad Al-Bassam | |
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| Born | (1948-12-12) December 12, 1948 (age 75) Unayzah, Saudi Arabia |
| Nationality | Saudi |
| Occupation(s) | Fighter pilot, Royal Saudi Air Force |
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| Rank | General, Royal Saudi Air Force |
| Selection | April, 1985 |
Abdulmohsen Hamad Al-Bassam 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.
External links
- Spacefacts biography of Abdulmohsen Hamad Al-Bassam
