Rocket carrying Saudi man and woman launches to ISS

Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) May 21, 2023

The second-ever private mission to the International Space Station successfully launched on Sunday, carrying the first Saudi citizens, Rayyanah Barnawi, a breast cancer researcher, and Ali Al-Qarni, a fighter pilot, to the orbiting outpost. This marked the maiden voyage of Saudis to space, an event that had been due to take place on the same day. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket roared into the