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Two Saudi Astronauts Set to Head to the International Space Station on May 9

Two Saudi astronauts are set to head to the International Space Station for a 10-day mission next month.

They will take off from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida on May 9, 6.43am UAE time.

The target launch date was announced by SpaceX and Axiom Space, the company in Houston that has helped arranged this trip for Saudi Arabia, during a remote media briefing on Thursday.

Rayyanah Barnawi, who is set to become the first Arab woman in space, and Ali Al Qarni will blast off as part of the AX-2 mission, alongside former Nasa astronaut Peggy Whitson as commander and pilot John Shoffner.

They will join UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi, who began his six-month mission on March 3, on board the ISS.

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