Riyadh: Saudi Arabia will send the country’s first female astronaut into space this year, which will make new history. The training of astronauts is currently ongoing.
According to Urdu News, the Saudi Space Commission has said that it will send the first Saudi astronaut, a woman and a man, to the International Space Station (ISS) during the second quarter of 2023.
Female astronauts Riyana Barnawi and Ali Al-Qarni will join the AX-2 space mission, which aims to serve humanity and contribute to the development of scientific research and the use of opportunities by experts in the space sector at the global level and Saudi capabilities. To empower.
The Saudi Human Space Flight program also includes training two more Saudi female astronauts, Maryam Firdous and Ali Al-Ghamdi, for the mission.
Engineer Abdullah Al-Sawaha, Chairman of the Saudi Space Commission, said that the top leadership is patronizing the astronaut program, which is why it has been possible to advance towards untouched scientific works at the level of space science.
Engineer Abdullah Al-Sawaha says that Saudi Arabia has hopes for the astronaut program, thanks to which the position of Saudi Arabia will be strengthened in the international competition regarding space and its exploration.
Executive Chairman of the Saudi Space Authority Dr. Muhammad Al-Tamimi said that human space travel has become the standard and superiority of nations and countries in many fields, the new space travel will be historic in the sense that Saudi Arabia will join the list of these few countries. Two astronauts will be simultaneously in the International Space Station.
The astronaut program is being jointly organized by the Saudi Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Sports, Department of Civil Aviation, King Faisal Specialist and Research Center and Axiom Space.
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