Saudi Arabia's first female astronaut arrives at the space station
Rayana Barnawi, the first female Arab astronaut in space, has arrived at the International Space Station (ISS). The mission took off on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Space Center in Florida, USA, on Sunday.
He is one of two Saudi
nationals to take part in the second private mission of the US private space
agency Axiom Space.
According to media reports,
the 34-year-old biomedical scientist plans to conduct stem cell and breast
cancer research during a 10-day stay in orbit of the International Space
Station (ISS).
Through her work, Rayana
Barnavi hopes to inspire all women in the Middle East.
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In a video recorded in space
before reaching the ISS, the Saudi female astronaut said,“The future of all
people in the world is very bright.
I
maintain that you should think ambitiously, put stock in yourself and trust in
humankind.
These four people will stay on
the International Space Station for about 10 days.
However, this is not Saudi
Arabia's first space mission. In 1985, a Saudi citizen named Sultan bin Salman
bin Abdulaziz went into space for the first time. He was also an air force
pilot. He participated in an American space mission.
Source: BBC
