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Axiom space mission: 1st Saudi woman astronaut boards ISS

A crew of four astronauts, including two Saudis, joined seven others aboard the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday, after their SpaceX capsule docked with the orbiting ISS on the second all-private Axiom mission. Rayyanah Barnawi, a scientist specializing in cancer stem-cell research, is Saudi Arabia’s first woman astronaut to head to the ISS where she will focus on advancing breast cancer research.

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