Rayyanah Barnawi

Rayyanah Barnawi (Arabic: ريانة برناوي; born September 1988 in Jeddah)[1][2] is a biomedical researcher[3] and astronaut. She is the first Saudi female astronaut, selected for Axiom Mission 2 as a Mission Specialist[4] by the Saudi Space Commission; her selection was officially announced on February 12, 2023.[5]

Rayyanah Barnawi
ريانة برناوي
Barnawi in 2023
BornSeptember 1988 (age 35)
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
StatusActive
Space career
Time in space
9 days, 5 hours and 27 minutes
Selection2023
MissionsAxiom Mission 2

She is the first Arab woman in space [6]

Education and research

She holds a Bachelor's degree in biomedical sciences from University of Otago. She also holds a Master's degree in Biomedical Sciences from Alfaisal University, where she studied the adhesion of breast cancer stem cells.

Astronaut

When she was selected she was working as a research laboratory technician at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre in Riyadh. As part of the mission, she is conducting mission experiments in her field.[7]

On May 22, 2023, Barnawi arrived at the International Space Station on-board SpaceX ship Crew Dragon Freedom.[8]

She is the first Arab woman in space [9]and is considered as the 600th person to fly in Earth orbit[10]

References

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