For the first time, including a woman, Saudi Arabia announces sending two astronauts to the International Space Station

The Saudi Space Authority said, according to what was published by the Saudi Press Agency “SPA”, that the program aims to qualify experienced Saudi cadres to engage in long and short-term space flights, participate in scientific experiments, international research and future space-related tasks, take advantage of the promising opportunities offered by the space sector and its industries globally and contribute to Research that serves humanity in a number of priority areas such as health, sustainability and space technology.