US-Palestinian Tipped For The Moon
CrossFireArabia- November 27, 2025
Palestinian-American Najoud Al-Fahoum has entered the space world with a huge bang. Born in the United States to parents who once lived in Nazareth, she is today a spacecraft engineer and director of rocket and spacecraft flight operations.
The US space agency, NASA has announced that Al-Fahoum, head of the agency’s Exploration Mission Planning Office, has been appointed to lead the Artemis 1 mission, which aims to land the first woman and the first person of color on the moon.
Al-Fahoum posted on her Instagram account about her new role as a Palestinian space scientist, saying, “As a Palestinian-American, I am proud to lead this mission.”
Al-Fahoum’s family originates from Nazareth, and she was born in the United States. She has visited the Palestinian territories several times.
Prior to her current position, she worked as a spacecraft engineer at NASA in Houston, Texas.
Al-Fahoum is proud of her Palestinian heritage and has previously worn traditional Palestinian dress at NASA headquarters for the first time in the agency’s history.
