Anousheh Ansari
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About
Iranian-born engineer and co-founder of Telecom Technologies, Inc. She also traveled to the International Space Station, where she conducted several scientific experiments.
Before Fame
She studied engineering at both George Mason University and George Washington University.
Trivia
In 2006, she became her native country's first space tourist.
Family Life
She married Hamid Ansari in 1991. The couple settled in Plano, Texas.
Associated With
She co-wrote a memoir entitled My Dream of Stars with author and fellow engineer Homer Hickam.
