A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket bring the Axiom Mission 2 astronauts, consistingof 2 from Saudi Arabia, raises off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May 21, 2023, bound for the International Space Station CAPE CANAVERAL: The second-ever personal objective to the International Space Station (ISS), arranged by Axiom Space, blasted off from the southern UnitedStates state of Florida Sunday, bring the veryfirst 2 Saudi astronauts to travel to the orbiting lab. Rayyanah Barnawi, a breast cancer scientist, is the veryfirst Saudi female to trip into area and is signedupwith on the objective by fellow Saudi Ali Al-Qarni, a fighter pilot. The Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2) team took off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral at 5.37 pm (4.37am Monday in Bangkok). The group likewise consistsof Peggy Whitson, a previous NASA astronaut, who will be making her 4th flight to the ISS, and John Shoffner, a businessperson from Tennessee, who is piloting. “Thanks for putting your trust in the Falcon 9 group,” SpaceX chief engineer Bill Gerstenmaier informed the team minutes after lift-off. “Hope you takenpleasurein the trip to area. Have a terrific journey on Dragon,” he included, referring to the spacecraft. “Welcome house to zero-g, Peggy.” The team is due to invest around 10 days on board the ISS, showingup around 9: 25 am (1325 GMT) Monday. “Being the veryfirst Saudi lady astronaut, representing the area, it’s a terrific satisfaction and honor that I’m really pleased to bring,” Barnawi stated at a current press conference. She included that, aside from the researchstudy she will bring out on board, she was looking forward to sharing her experience on the ISS with kids. “Being able to see their dealswith when they see astronauts from their own area for the veryfirst time is extremely exhilarating,” she stated. A profession fighter pilot, Al
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