The first Saudi female astronaut embarks on a space journey with Axiom Space

News on May 22, it was reported that this morning, SpaceX successfully completed a manned space mission, sending four private astronauts to the International Space Station. This astronaut team includes the first female astronaut from Saudi Arabia, marking an important step for Saudi Arabia in the field of space exploration.

This mission was operated by Axiom Space, a subsidiary of SpaceX, and successfully sent astronauts into space with the help of a Falcon 9 rocket. According to ITBEAR technology information, Axiom Space plans to build its own private space station in the future and is conducting a series of manned flights to the International Space Station in preparation for sending private astronauts to the company's own orbiter.

The mission is named Ax-2 and is commanded by former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson. Wrightson, Axiom's director of human spaceflight, will fly the mission with two mission experts from Saudi Arabia, fighter pilot Ali Alqarni and biomedical researcher Rayyanah Barnawi. In addition, John, a racing enthusiast from the fiber optic telecommunications industry Shoffner was also a member of the mission and reportedly paid an undisclosed fee to participate in the flight.

ITBEAR Technology Information learned that SpaceX’s Manned Dragon spacecraft (Crew Dragon seats cost approximately $55 million. These astronauts will dock with the International Space Station and spend 8 days living and working on the space station. They will also conduct more than 20 experiments inside the space station before returning to Earth.

It is reported that Axiom Space's next mission will be Ax-3, which is expected to take place as early as November. At the same time, the company is also actively building its first habitable space module to lay the foundation for future private space stations.

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