Saudi astronauts achieve cartilage nanomaterial breakthrough on ISS
Saudi astronaut Rayana Barnawi helped to conduct the experiments and collect data in the microgravity environment.
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Saudi astronaut Rayana Barnawi helped to conduct the experiments and collect data in the microgravity environment.
The panel session featured NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Saudi astronauts Rayannah Barnawi, Ali Al-Ghamdi, and Mariam Fardous sharing their space exploration experiences.
The Saudi astronauts, within the AX-2 crew, have concluded their scientific mission and returned to Earth by the SpaceX Dragon on May 31.
Al Neyadi has devoted 585 hours to conducting various ground-breaking experiments and nominal tasks aboard the International Space Station.
They carried out several science experiments during their time on the ISS, including ones on life sciences and weather technology.
The team will carry out 14 experiments focused on human research, cell sciences, and cloud seeding experiments in the microgravity environment.
The four-person Ax-2 crew will spend 10 days at the station conducting research and educational outreach activities.
Rayyannah Barnawi and Ali Al-Qarni are now in the mandatory quarantine period before the launch to the International Space Station.
The four-person Ax-2 crew will spend 10 days at the station conducting research and educational outreach activities.
The outcome of this experiment will help develop weather control technology to generate artificial rain in future human settlements on the Moon and Mars.
The two mission specialists, Ali Alqarni and Rayyanah Barnawi from Saudi Arabia, are members of the inaugural Saudi national astronaut programme.
