#Anousheh Ansari

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XPRIZE and IMAGINE Accelerate Global Innovation and Impact with Strategic Partnership

IMAGINE Grants XPRIZE a 1% Equity Stake as Founder Ani Chahal Honan Joins XPRIZE’s Board of Trustees XPRIZE CEO Anousheh Ansari and IMAGINE Founder Ani Chahal Honan unveil their partnership on stage during XPRIZE’s 30th Anniversary Visioneering event in Los Angeles (photo credit: XPRIZE Foundation) Press Release – December 10, 2024- LOS ANGELES – IMAGINE, an ecosystem supporting impact-driven…

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Passing the Torch of Success DC 2011: Anousheh Ansari

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ANOUSHEH ANSARI // ENGINEER

“She is an Iranian American engineer and co-founder and chairwoman of Prodea Systems. Her previous business accomplishments include serving as co-founder and CEO of Telecom Technologies, Inc. (TTI). The Ansari family is also the title sponsor of the Ansari X Prize. On September 18, 2006, a few days after her 40th birthday, she became the first Iranian in space. Ansari was the fourth overall self-funded space tourist, and the first self-funded woman to fly to the International Space Station. Her memoir, My Dream of Stars, co-written with Homer Hickam, was published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2010.”

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Anousheh Ansari, an American woman of Iranian origin, paid to fly in a Russian spaceship to outer space in 2006. She became the first woman space tourist. Her flight to the International Space Station (ISS) was aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft and docked with the ISS on September 20, 2006

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i think access to space should be open source

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Fahardi’s statement on Executive Order 13780:

“I’m sorry I'm not with you tonight.  My absence is out of respect for the people of my country and those of the other six nations who have been disrespected by the inhumane law that bans entry of immigrants to the U.S. Dividing the world into the us and our enemies categories creates fear, a deceitful justification for aggression and war. These wars prevent democracy and human rights in countries which themselves have been victims of aggression. Filmmakers can turn their cameras to capture shared human qualities and break stereotypes of various nationalities and religions. They create empathy between us and others -- an empathy that we need today more than ever."  

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Anousheh Anshari, Wanita Muslim Pertama yang Terbang ke Luar Angkasa

Anousheh Anshari, Wanita Muslim Pertama yang Terbang ke Luar Angkasa

KUBURAYAPOS.MY.ID – Islam sejatinya tidak terlalu jauh tertinggal jika dibandingkan dengan dunia barat. Salah satunya dalam hal yang berkaitan dengan luar angkasa. Malah ada seorang wanita muslim yang pernah terbang ke luar angkasa, walaupun bukan berprofesi sebagai astronot. Dia adalah Anousheh Anshari, seorang wanita muslim pebisnis yang berasal dari Iran. Dia pernah terbang ke luar angkasa…

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Anousheh Ansari (b. 1966) is an Iranian-American engineer, the co-founder and CEO of Telecom Technologies Inc., and Prodea Systems. She was the first self-funded woman to fly to the International Space Station, and the first Iranian in space.

She is the recipient of the first Symons Innovator Award from the National Center for Women & Information Technology. The Ansari X Prize, to which she made contributions of millions of dollars, promotes developments in space exploration and technologies.

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Anousheh Ansari (the first Muslim women to go to space) accepts the Oscar for Best Foreign Film, The Salesman, on behalf of Asghar Farhadi

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The 2017 Oscars are quickly making history with each award. The first three winners of the evening were won by the most diverse recipients that we’ve seen in a very, very long time (or ever). And then on top of that, a powerful film with an even more powerful real-life component won for Best Foreign Film.

That’s why we need to talk about this important speech on behalf on Iranian director of “The Salesman”

Gifs: Oscars on ABC

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TBT to the Oscars. How many of you spotted the startorial fashion when the award for Best Foreign Film was announced? 

Iranian director, Asghar Farhadi, boycotted the ceremony over our president’s travel ban which targetted seven Muslim-majority countries. Instead, he reached out to Anousheh Ansari and asked her to accept the award and deliver a speech on his behalf. For those of you that don’t know, Ansari was the fourth space tourist and the only woman so far. You can read the full transcript of the speech she gave here. 

Ansarai further underscored her (and Farhadi’s) message with her fashion. She accessorized her simple gown with a silk scarf featuring a NASA image of her hometown, Mashhad, Iran, from space. The scarf was made by Iranian-American designer Azin Valy. Valy’s company, Cityzen, makes not only scarves, but pocket squares, dresses, and bag featuring cities all over the world as seen from space. (Stay tuned for a feature post on Cityzen tomorrow!)

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A film by Eliza McNitt, produced in collaboration with Google. DOT OF LIGHT is the story of three astronauts and their journey to the stars. Through archival footage, immersive imagery of space exploration, and intimate interviews with astronauts Dr. Kathryn D. Sullivan, Nicole Stott, and Anousheh Ansari, this short film brings to life the stories of women who defied expectations, set records, and pioneered space travel. The film incorporates footage captured with Pixel.

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Iranian-Americans Anousheh Ansari (engineer, entrepreneur, and the first self-funded woman to fly to the Interernational Space Station) and Firouz Naderi (former director of Solar Systems Exploration at NASA) accepted the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film on behalf of Asgar Farhadi for Salesman.