Two Saudi Arabians Join ISS Private Astronaut Mission

Axiom2 mission crew photo

Axiom Space's Ax-2 Crew: Commander Peggy Whitson (left), Pilot John Shoffner and Mission Specialists Ali AlQarni and Rayyanah Barnawi.

Credit: Axiom Space
HOUSTON—Axiom Space’s second four-person private astronaut mission (AX-2) to the International Space Station (ISS) will include two astronauts from Saudi Arabia—cancer researcher Rayyanah Barnawi, the country’s first female astronaut; and Royal Saudi Air Force pilot Ali Alqarni. The Saudi Space...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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