Saudi Arabians Rayyanah Barnawi and Ali al-Qarni are part of Axiom Mission 2's space crew
Members of the Axiom Mission 2 mission specialist Rayyanah Barnawi, of Saudi Arabia, commander and former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, of the US, pilot John Shoffner, of the US, and mission specialist Ali Alqarni, of Saudi Arabia, pose for a p
The team is expected to dock at the International Space Station on Monday. The crew will likely be greeted by an astronaut from the United Arab Emirates.A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon spacecraft lifts off from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center for the Axiom Mission 2 on May 21, 2023 in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
After settling into orbit, Barnawi reported: "Hello from outer space! It feels amazing to be viewing Earth from this capsule."
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