KSA has announced that Saudi Arabia will send two (02) of its astronauts, including a woman, to the International Space Station (ISS) this year.
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By the middle of this year, as according to the Saudi Press Agency, , Ali Al-Qarni and Rayana Barnawi will be sent to the International Space Station as part of the Saudi Arabia’s space program Vision 2030. Moreover, both the astronauts will have to fly from the US on the AX-2 space mission.
According to Saudi Arabia, the aim of this step is to enhance the space technology capability of the Emirate of Saudi Arabia. Secondly, Saudi Arabia intends to be the part of this project of scientific research and humanitarian interests, including medicine, sustainable development and space technology.
After this, Maryam Firdous and Ali Al Ghamdi, trainees, will be sent into space. Thus, a total of four (04) astronauts from Saudi Arabia are ready for a space tour, who will also play a role in many scientific experiments of the International Space Station.
According to authorities of Saudi Arabia and experts, this will not only ehance Saudi Arabia’s space experiments, but also open the way for its own research priorities. In this way, youth will be encouraged to enter the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
