ALBAWABA - Rayyanah Barnawi, the first Arab Saudi Muslim female astronaut, and Ali Al-Qarni, will travel to the International Space Station (ISS), in a historic event that will take place on May 21.
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That mission, known as Ax-2, is scheduled to leave for the ISS atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Sunday afternoon May, 21, and the four astronauts who will fly it are counting down the days, according to Space.com.
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The astronauts will conduct 14 pioneering scientific experiments in microgravity that will help scientists and researchers devise new ways to provide suitable conditions for humans to further explore space.
The results are expected not only to enhance the Kingdom’s global position in space exploration but also to support Saudi research centres and have a scientific impact on space exploration in the future.
