Rayyanah Barnawi | |
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ريانة برناوي | |
.jpg) Barnawi in 2023 | |
| Born | September 1988 (age 35–36) Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| Status | Active |
| Space career | |
Time in space | 9 days, 5 hours and 27 minutes |
| Selection | 2023 |
| Missions | Axiom Mission 2 |
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]
- ^ "Meet Rayyanah Barnawi, Ax-2 Mission Specialist". Axiom Space. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ^ "Get to Know Rayyanah Barnawi, Saudi Arabia's First Female Astronaut". Vogue. 16 February 2023.
- ^ "Saudi Arabia to send its first woman astronaut into space". The Independent. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ Alaeva, Liliia (14 February 2023). "Saudi Arabia will send a woman into space for the first time". Журнал The Universemagazine Space Tech. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "In Line with Vision 2030, the Kingdom Returns to Space by Sending a Male and Female Astronaut to the International Space Station The official Saudi Press Agency". www.spa.gov.sa. Retrieved 14 February 2023.