STS-51-G crew: Front Row (L-R): Daniel Bradenstein, John Creighton Back Row (L-R): Shannon Lucid, Steven Nagel, John Fabian, Saiman Al Saud, Patrick Baudry Mission patch Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-51-G), launched June 17, 1985, carried Sultan Saiman Al Saud of Saudi Arabia into orbit. He is the first Arab, first Muslim and the first member of a royal family to travel into space. The entire crew consisted of Commander Daniel Brandenstein, Pilot John Creighton, John Fabian, Steven Nagel, Shannon Lucid, Patrick Baudry, and Saud (Royal Saudi Air Force). During the mission, the Arabsat-1B (Arab Satellite Communications Organization) was deployed. They returned to Earth June 24.
