Two Saudi Astronauts Will Take Off to Space on May 9th
- Publish date: Saturday، 08 April 2023 | Last update: Tuesday، 11 April 2023
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Saudi astronauts Rayyanah Barnawi -- the first Saudi woman to voyage into space -- and Ali Al-Qarni are set to head to the International Space Station (ISS) for a 10-day mission on May 9th, KSA time.
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They will blast off from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida at 5:43 am KSA time aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, NASA and Axiom Space announced.
The Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2) to the ISS will be the second by Axiom Space, a private US space company.
Two other astronauts will join Barnawi and Al-Qarni in their voyage; Peggy Whitson, and John Shoffner.
The crew will join UAE astronaut Sultan Al-Neyadi, who is on a six-month mission since March 3rd, on board the ISS.
Image source: @axiom.space Instagram account.