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Barney Davis

SpaceX sends first Saudi woman into space to land on International Space Station

A scientist has become the first Saudi woman sent into space after a successful SpaceX launch on an estimated $55m (£44m) trip to the International Space Station.

Rayyanah Barnawi, a stem cell researcher, was joined by Ali al-Qarni, a fighter pilot with the Royal Saudi Air Force on the flight, which was sponsored by the Saudi Arabian government.

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