Rayana Barnawi, the first Saudi woman to conquer the space station, so who is she?

Written By سنان خلف on 2023/04/09

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Weather of Arabia - Sinan Khalaf - As soon as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced its entry into the world of space again, questions increased about the Saudi astronaut &quot;Riana Barnawi&quot;, who was chosen to represent the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the &quot;AX-2&quot; mission that will launch towards the International Space Station next May. Is Rayana Barnawi?</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Rayana Barnawi is a Saudi astronaut, born in 1990. On February 12, 2023, she was selected as part of the AX-2 space mission crew by the Saudi Space Authority, to become the first Saudi woman to go to space.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> According to the available information, Bernawi is a laboratory research specialist, who holds a Bachelor&#39;s degree in Reproductive Science, Genetic Engineering and Tissue Development from the University of Otago, New Zealand, and has experience in the field of cancer stem cells.</p>

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