Texas, May 21: A private mission to the International Space Station (ISS) organized by Axiom Space is all set to launch the Ax-2 on Sunday (local time) from Florida with the first-ever Saudi woman in its crew to voyage into space, according to Axiom Space.
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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 announced Sunday that it will send its first female astronaut to the International Space Station during the second quarter of this year, according to Anadolu Agency. In a statement, the Saudi Space Commission said Rayyanah Barnawi and Ali AlQarni