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First Arab female astronaut reaches space station

2023-05-22 14:40
Saudi biomedical scientist Rayyanah Barnawi will carry out breast cancer research while in orbit.
First Arab female astronaut reaches space station

The first female Arab astronaut to go to space has arrived at the International Space Station (ISS).

Rayyanah Barnawi is one of two Saudis on Axiom Space's second private mission, which took off on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the US on Sunday.

During her scheduled 10 days in orbit on the...