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
  1. "Meet Rayyanah Barnawi, Ax-2 Mission Specialist". Axiom Space. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  2. "Get to Know Rayyanah Barnawi, Saudi Arabia's First Female Astronaut". Vogue. 16 February 2023.
  3. "Saudi Arabia to send its first woman astronaut into space". The Independent. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  4. Alaeva, Liliia (14 February 2023). "Saudi Arabia will send a woman into space for the first time". Журнал The Universemagazine Space Tech. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  5. "In Line with Vision 2030, the Kingdom Returns to Space by Sending a Male and Female Astronaut to the International Space Station The official Saudi Press Agency". www.spa.gov.sa. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  7. Mike Wall (13 February 2023). "SpaceX to launch 1st Saudi woman to space on private Ax-2 mission". Space.com. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  8. "First Arab female astronaut reaches space station". BBC. 22 May 2023.
  10. 600th person to orbit Earth lifts off on Ax-2 mission to space station
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