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23/05/23 06:24 AM IST

Rayyanah Barnawi

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  • Rayyanah Barnawi made history as the first Arab woman to venture into space.
Rayyanah Barnawi’s career
  • She was born in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in 1988 and holds a Master of Biomedical Sciences degree from Alfaisal University in Saudi Arabia, and a Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences degree from Otago University in New Zealand.
  • She is a biomedical researcher with nearly a decade of experience in cancer stem-cell research.
  • During the mission, she will be focusing her attention on stem cell and breast cancer research.
  • Barnawi is an outdoor and sports enthusiast who participates in adventures around the world.
  • She has scuba dived in Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, gone hang gliding, ledge swinging in New Zealand, hiking and rafting in Turkey and much more.
Saudi Arab Space History
  • Saudi Arabia’s involvement in space exploration dated back to 1985 when Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, an esteemed air force pilot, participated in a space voyage organized by the United States.
  • Since then, the nation had been making steady progress in the sector.
  • Building on the success of previous Arab astronauts, such as Hazzaa al-Mansoori from the UAE, who became the first Arab to reach the ISS, Saudi Arabia’s mission signified another significant milestone in the region’s space endeavors.
Source- Indian Express

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