{"id":129878,"date":"2023-02-16T11:58:25","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T06:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=129878"},"modified":"2023-02-16T11:58:27","modified_gmt":"2023-02-16T06:28:27","slug":"saudi-arabia-to-send-its-first-woman-astronaut-into-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/saudi-arabia-to-send-its-first-woman-astronaut-into-space\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia to send its first woman astronaut into space"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Saudi Arabia to send its first woman astronaut into space:<\/strong> A Saudi Arabian woman will become the first woman astronaut from the country to go on a space mission later this year, <em>AFP<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/category\/daily-quiz\/daily-quiz-february-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">February 2023 Current Affairs Quiz<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rayyana Barnawi will join fellow Saudi astronaut Ali Al-Qarni on a 10-day mission to the International Space Station (ISS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Barnawi and Al-Qarni will fly to the ISS aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft as part of a mission this spring by the private space company Axiom Space, according to Saudi Press Agency and Axiom. Peggy Whitson, a former NASA astronaut, will also be on board for her fourth flight to the ISS. Meanwhile, John Shoffner, a Tennessee businessman, will be the pilot. The&nbsp;Ax-2 mission&nbsp;will be launched by a&nbsp;SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket&nbsp;from&nbsp;Launch Complex 39A, NASA&#8217;s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The crew will be launched into space by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Neighbouring United Arab Emirates had become the first Arab country to send woman astronaut Noura Al-Matrooshi into space in 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi Arabia to send its first woman astronaut into space: A Saudi Arabian woman will become the first woman astronaut from the country to go on a space mission later this year, AFP reported. 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