Rayyanah Barnawi (Arabic: ريانة برناوي; born September 1988)[1][2] is a biomedical researcher[3] and astronaut. She is the first Saudi female astronaut, selected for Axiom Mission 2 as a mission specialist[4] by the Saudi Space Commission; her selection was officially announced on February 12, 2023.[5]
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RayyanahBarnawi (Arabic: ريانة برناوي; born September 1988) is a biomedical researcher and astronaut. She is the first Saudi female astronaut, selected...
"RayyanahBarnawi - Saudi Space Commission". saudispace.gov.sa. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023. "Meet Rayyanah Barnawi...
Shoffner as pilot. The two Mission Specialists were Ali AlQarni and RayyanahBarnawi of the Saudi Space Commission. Axiom had initially announced in April...
Al-Qarni and the first Arab female, Saudi Arabian stem cell researcher RayyanahBarnawi. In 1985, the Arab Organization of Space Communications nominated Sultan...
part of Axiom Mission 2. The astronauts selected were Ali AlQarni and RayyanahBarnawi, with Ali AlGhamdi and Mariam Fardous as backups. List of government...
aboard SpaceX ship Crew Dragon Freedom with fellow Saudi astronaut RayyanahBarnawi, John Shoffner and former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson. During his...
Expedition 16 and Expedition 51), John Shoffner, Ali AlQarni, and RayyanahBarnawi. Previous mission: Expedition 68 28 March 2023 – Soyuz MS-22 Uncrewed...
Axiom Mission 2 (May 21, 2023) First male Saudi to ISS. Saudi Arabia RayyanahBarnawi Axiom Mission 2 (May 21, 2023) First Saudi woman in space; second Arab...
first female Saudi astronaut. Peggy Whitson John Shoffner Ali AlQarni RayyanahBarnawi Success Crew-7 C210.3 ♺ Endurance 26 August 2023 12 March 2024 Jasmin...
flight participant with Roscosmos, alongside two Russian cosmonauts. RayyanahBarnawi became the first female astronaut from Saudi Arabia in May 2023 on...
Andrey Fedyaev, Dmitry Petelin, Sergey Prokopyev – Russia Ali AlQarni, RayyanahBarnawi – Saudi Arabia Sultan Al Neyadi – UAE TSS: Fei Junlong, Deng Qingming...
Saudi in space. — STS-51-G (1985) Ali AlQarni — Axiom Mission 2 (2023) RayyanahBarnawi — Axiom Mission 2 (2023) Ivan Bella, first Slovak in space. — Soyuz...
Richard R. Arnold Oleg Artemyev (three times) Jeffrey S. Ashby (twice) RayyanahBarnawi Michael R. Barratt (three times) (currently onboard) Kayla Barron Daniel...
Araújo, Prime Minister of Timor-Leste Annette Baier, moral philosopher RayyanahBarnawi, Saudi astronaut Muriel Bell, nutritionist and medical researcher David...
Arabia. The Saudi crew members were revealed to be Ali AlQarni and RayyanahBarnawi. First time a booster landed on a ground pad after a crewed launch...
Russian cosmonaut to fly a Crew Dragon. SpaceX Crew-5 (Oct. 5, 2022) 81 RayyanahBarnawi Sep., 1988 Saudi Arabia First female Saudi astronaut in space. Axiom...
United States 21 May 2023 Axiom Mission 2 Ali AlQarni Saudi Arabia RayyanahBarnawi Saudi Arabia 635 Zhu Yangzhu China 30 May 2023 Shenzhou 16 Gui Haichao...
feasibility study. February 12 – Saudi Astronaut Group 2 (Saudi Arabia) RayyanahBarnawi, Ali AlQarni, Mariam Fardous, Ali AlGhamdi Two of the Saudi astronauts...
2023 Time docked: ~8 days Peggy Whitson John Shoffner Ali Alqarni RayyanahBarnawi Deliver 3 astronauts and 1 space tourist to the ISS for a ten-day flight;...
Arabia First Saudi astronaut to ISS. Axiom Mission 2 (May 21, 2023) RayyanahBarnawi September, 1988 First Saudi astronaut to ISS. First female Saudi astronaut...
hotel fire claims eight lives. 21 May – Astronauts Ali AlQarni and RayyanahBarnawi begin their journey to the International Space Station as part of the...
– astronaut John Shoffner – space tourist Ali AlQarni – astronaut RayyanahBarnawi – astronaut Walter Villadei - spationaut Marcus Wandt - astronaut Alper...
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