SpaceX sends Saudi astronauts, including nation’s 1st woman in space, to International Space Station

SpaceX sends Saudi astronauts, including nation’s 1st woman in space, to International Space Station

Saudi Arabia’s first astronauts in decades rocketed toward the International Space Station on a chartered multimillion-dollar flight Sunday.

SpaceX launched the ticket-holding crew, led by a retired NASA astronaut now working for the company that arranged the trip from Kennedy Space Center. Also on board: a US businessman who now owns a sports car racing team.

 

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