Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2)


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Reaching for the stars: How Saudis made it to space

  • Rayyanah Barwani and Ali Alqarni, who blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sunday, will work aboard the International Space Station
  • Kingdom’s interest in space goes back to 1977, with Prince Sultan bin Salman becoming in 1985 the first Arab, Muslim and royal in space
By Dhai Al-Mutairi ·