Saudi Arabia..the full story of the arrival of Rayana Bernawi and Ali Al-Qarni to the International Space Station

Today, Monday, the arrival of Saudi astronauts Rayana Bernawi and Ali Al-Qarni to the International Space Station caused a sensation on social media.

In this report, the “Sada Al-Balad website” provides you with the most important information about theThe scientific trip, which represents a historic event for Saudi Arabia:

1-Saudi astronauts Rayana Bernawi and Ali Al-Qarni took off aboard the “Falcon 9” rocket of the “SpaceX” company owned by the American billionaire, Elon Musk, from the “Kennedy Space Center” in Florida, USA, at exactly 21:37 GMT, yesterday, Sunday.

2- The two Saudis, Rayana Bernawi and Ali Al-Qarni, arrived today, Monday, at the International Space Station, after a journey that took about 16 hours, to be accompanied by former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson and American Major John Schofner with a mission called “X2”.

3- This trip to the space station comes within the Kingdom’s program for astronauts in order to qualify experienced Saudi cadres to participate in conducting scientific experiments, international research, space flights and future missions related to the space sector.

4- Pioneer Rayana Barnawi, 34, plans to conduct research related to stem cells and breast cancer, which she did over a period of 9 years that she spent as a researcher in the Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering Program at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center in Riyadh.

5- Rayana Bernawi said during a press conference that she is looking forward to sharing her experience on the International Space Station through video links with the children, and she is excited to see the reaction on the children’s faces when they see astronauts from their region for the first time.

6- As for the astronaut, Ali Al-Qarni, he is the second Saudi man to go to space on the “Axiom-2” mission, which lasts 10 days in space.

7- During their mission to the International Space Station, the flight crew will conduct more than 20 scientific and technological experiments, including studying the effects of space on human health, as well as rain seeding technology.

8- According to the Saudi Space Authority, the most important next steps for the astronauts at the time of the Kingdom: the completion of the docking maneuver with the International Space Station: at (4:24 pm) and the opening of the capsule door in preparation for the landing of the astronauts: at (6:13 pm) as well as the ceremony of receiving the astronauts at the space station International: at (6:45 pm).

9- Prince Muhammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Prime Minister, President of the Supreme Council for Space, had received the Saudi astronauts Rayana Bernawi and Ali Al-Qarni, and wished them success in the scientific journey and a safe return to the homeland, stressing the great hopes pinned. They are ambassadors and representatives of the homeland on the International Space Station.

10- The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the United States of America, Princess Rima bint Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz, described the success of the Saudi scientific trip to the International Space Station as a “great achievement,” commenting in a statement to the Saudi (Al-Ekhbariya) channel, today, Monday – “I feel proud Al-Kabeer attended the launch of the Saudi space mission, especially in light of the participation of the first Saudi Arab and Muslim woman in this mission.