Rayyanah Barnawi is one of two Saudis on the four-person flight.
Those two are Rayyanah Barnawi and Ali AlQarni, members of the. They'll become the first Saudi Arabians to travel to the ISS and just the second and third people from the kingdom ever to reach space. And Barnawi will be the first Saudi woman to make it to the final frontier.
"Human spaceflight is a symbol of countries' superiority and global competitiveness in many fields such as technology, engineering, research and innovation," a Sunday"This mission is also historic, as it will make the Kingdom one of the few countries in the world that brings two astronauts of the same nationality aboard the International Space Station simultaneously," it adds.
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