Rayyanah Barnawi

Rayyanah Barnawi (Arabic: ريانة برناوي; born 1990)[1] is a biomedical researcher[2] and the first Saudi female astronaut, selected for Axiom Mission 2 as a Mission Specialist[3] by the Saudi Space Commission; her selection was officially announced on February 12, 2023.[4]

Rayyanah Barnawi
ريانة برناوي
Born1990 (age 32–33)
Saudi Arabia
StatusActive
Space career
Selection2023

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; she has a nine years of experience in cancer stem cells research. When she was selected she was working as a research laboratory technician at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre in Riyadh. It is expected that, as part of the upcoming mission, she will be conducting mission experiments in her field.[5]

References
  1. "Get to Know Rayyanah Barnawi, Saudi Arabia's First Female Astronaut". Vogue. 16 February 2023.
  2. "Saudi Arabia to send its first woman astronaut into space". The Independent. 2023-02-14. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
  3. Alaeva, Liliia (2023-02-14). "Saudi Arabia will send a woman into space for the first time". Журнал The Universemagazine Space Tech. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
  4. "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 2023-02-14.
  5. Mike Wall (2023-02-13). "SpaceX to launch 1st Saudi woman to space on private Ax-2 mission". Space.com. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
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