bourbiza mohamed
The first female Saudi Arabian astronaut to go into space has arrived at the International Space Station on a SpaceX rocket.
Key points:
- Rayyanah Barnawi is on a 10-day mission in space
- The stem cell researcher and a fellow passenger, a fighter pilot, are the first Saudis in space since the 1980s
- The passengers arrived at the station on a SpaceX rocket
The chartered flight arrived at the orbiting lab less than 16 hours after blast-off from Florida.
“This shows how space brings everyone together,” said the astronaut, Rayyanah Barnawi, who is also a stem cell researcher.
“I’m going to live this…
