Social media pioneers interacted with the imminent launch of the first Saudi historic flight to the International Space Station, within the Kingdom’s 2030 vision.
Yesterday, the Saudi Space Authority announced on its Twitter page that preparations for the launch of the first Saudi female astronaut, Rayana Barnawi, and Saudi astronaut Ali Al-Qarni, who will be on the flight this evening, have ended.
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The flight will be launched by a Falcon 9 rocket and a Dragon 2 vehicle to transport the mission crew to the International Space Station. The flight will also include conducting 14 scientific research experiments.
The Saudi journey into space aims to contribute to international research and scientific research in a number of priority areas such as health, sustainability and space technology, to take advantage of the promising opportunities offered by the space sector and its industries globally, and to qualify experienced cadres for space flights.
hashtag “towards_space“ tops
The hashtag “Towards Space” topped Twitter in Saudi Arabia, and many interacted with it, most notably the Saudi astronauts Rayana Bernawi and Ali Al-Qarni, and the Emirati astronaut Sultan Al-Nadi.
Bernawi wrote a tweet hours before the launch, expressing her enthusiasm for the journey into space, in which she said: “From our tour yesterday around the launch area, the feeling of alertness and enthusiasm began to increase.”
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In his tweet, Al-Qarni called on everyone to follow up the event of the launch into space, and said: “Tomorrow, God willing, we will launch into space. Follow the launch and its updates. Your invitations to us, and we will see you soon from the International Space Station.”
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Emirati astronaut Sultan Al-Nadi commented on the Saudi event, saying: “Following in the footsteps of the first Arab astronaut, Prince Sultan bin Salman Al Saud, the first mission of two Saudi astronauts to the International Space Station is launched. I look forward to their launch, and the moments when we will become the first 3 Arabs to meet in outer space”.
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Walid Al-Shehri wishes the success of the Saudi journey into space, while he criticized the media’s lack of support and its absence from such a global scientific event, as he put it.
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And Abdul Karim Al-Tamimi says that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has achieved the achievement of reaching space through the great support of young people from Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman.
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Hamad said in his tweet: “Space is not new to the Kingdom, and Prince Sultan bin Salman has previously ascended, and now in national models that will represent the Kingdom in space, and we will achieve a new national achievement of scientific research and discoveries.”
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Nawal wrote in her tweet: “It was one of my dreams to be the first Saudi female astronaut, but dreams have become dreams.”
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In her tweet, Amani expressed her pride in this achievement, and added: “Very excited for the moment of launch.”
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Munther Al-Sheikh mentions in his tweet some of the benefits of the scientific experiments that will be conducted by the two Saudi astronauts, and adds: “A great day from the days of the homeland’s youth under a leadership that enabled and overcame obstacles.”
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In her tweet, Umm Khaled demands scientific excellence or fruitful results, saying: “By God, give us something useful, something purely scientific other than pictures and greetings, and I would like to see scientific excellence or fruitful results, anything that deserves all these propaganda.”
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Saudi Arabia towards space
- The scientific flight will take off from the Kennedy Space Center in the US state of Florida to the International Space Station.
- The flight program will include training the pilot and other astronauts on all mission requirements.
- The astronauts will conduct many experiments and studies, including: studying the changes of vital signs and the effect of short-term space trips on the brain of astronauts, conducting an experiment in microgravity cloud seeding to know its applications in settlements on the surface of the Moon and Mars, and experimenting with cell sciences.
astronauts
- Ali Al-Qarni: Born in 1992, he holds a bachelor’s degree in aviation sciences from King Faisal Air College in Riyadh, and works as a fighter on F-15 aircraft, with the rank of captain pilot in the Royal Saudi Air Force.
- Rayana Bernawi: Born in 1990, she holds a Bachelor’s degree in Genetic Engineering and Tissue Development from the University of Otago in New Zealand and a Master’s degree in Biomedical Sciences from King Faisal University. She currently works at King Faisal Specialist Hospital as a laboratory research specialist.
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