Who is the first female astronaut from Saudi Arabia who will be sent on an International Space Station mission?

Rayyana Barnawi is the first woman astronaut from Saudi Arabia who is selected for an International Space Mission. She will be sent on a 10-day voyage with fellow Ali AI-Qarni to the International Space Station (ISS) this year. These astronauts will travel to the space station in the second quarter of 2023 and are included in the team of the AX-2 space mission. Rayyana Barnawi is a Bachelor of Biomedical Science from the University of Otago. Both astronauts will be sent into space through SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that will be launched from Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.