Saudi Arabia will send Rayyanah Barnawi, its first ever woman astronaut, on a mission to the International Space Station (ISS) during the second quarter of 2023.
Four years after women were first allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia, the Kingdom will now send its first female astronaut into space. As per reports in Arab News Rayyanah Barnawi will be sent to the International Space Station (ISS) during the second quarter of 2023. In a gender balance the Saudi Kingdom will be sending Barnawai and a male astronaut Ali AlQarni to the ISS.
Saudi Arabia will send its first two astronauts, including its first female astronaut, to the International Space Station (ISS) during the second quarter of 2023, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Sunday.Saudi nationals Rayyanah Barnawi and Ali al-