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My Take
Anousheh Ansari is the kind of biography that resets your sense of what one life can hold. An Iranian-born engineer who emigrated, built companies, and then became the first Iranian in space, paying her own way, she collapses several lifetimes of ambition into one. What moves me isn't the spaceflight alone but the through-line: the immigrant grit that turns each closed door into a launchpad. I admire people who refuse to let dreams stay theoretical, and she's a near-perfect example. Her story makes the phrase reaching for the stars sound less like a cliche and more like a literal résumé entry.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Anousheh Ansari
- Name (Japanese)
- アニューシャ・アンサリ
- Reading
- あにゅーしゃ・あんさり
- Born
- September 12, 1966 (age 59)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Horse
- Origin
- Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- businessperson / astronaut / engineer / astronomer / entrepreneur
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- George Mason University
Awards & achievements
- Horatio Alger Award
- 2010 Great Immigrants Award
- Ellis Island Medal of Honor
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Anousheh Ansari born?
Born September 12, 1966 (age 59).
Where is Anousheh Ansari from?
Anousheh Ansari is from Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran.
What does Anousheh Ansari do?
Anousheh Ansari works as businessperson, astronaut, engineer, astronomer, entrepreneur.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-23
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.