Private astronaut crew, including first Arab woman in orbit, returns from space station

Astronaut Crew, Including 1st Arab Woman In Orbit, Returns From Space Station

An all-private astronaut team of two Americans and two Saudis, including the first Arab woman sent into orbit, splashed down safely off Florida on Tuesday night, capping an eight-day research mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying them parachuted into the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Panama City, Florida, after a 12-hour return flight and blazing re-entry plunge through Earth's atmosphere…

Private astronaut crew, including first Arab woman in orbit, returns from Space Station

An all-private astronaut team of two Americans and two Saudis, including the first Arab woman sent into orbit, splashed down safely off Florida on Tuesday night, capping an eight-day research mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS), Reuters reports. The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying them parachuted into the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Panama City, Florida, after a 12-hour return flight and blazing re-entry plunge through …

Saudi astronauts return to Earth from space station

One of the astronauts, Rayyanah Barnawi, was the first Saudi woman to be sent into orbit.

Private Flight With 2 Saudi Astronauts Returns From Space Station With Gulf of Mexico Splashdown

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—A private flight carrying two Saudi astronauts and other passengers returned to Earth late Tuesday night after a nine-day trip to the International Space Station. The SpaceX capsule carrying the four parachuted into the Gulf of Mexico, just off the Florida panhandle, 12 hours after undocking from the orbiting lab. The Saudi government picked up the multimillion-dollar tab for its two astronauts: Rayyanah Barnawi, a stem cell…

Astronaut crew, including first Saudi Arabian woman in orbit, returns to Earth safely

Rayyanah Barnawi, the first Arab woman astronaut, along with a team of two Americans and two Saudis returned safely to Earth on Tuesday night, after spending eight days on the International Space Station as a part of the historic research mission. Rayyanah Barnawi and Ali Al Qarni scripted history by becoming the first Saudi astronauts to go on a mission to the orbiting outpost.

US Crew Dragon spacecraft with astronaut team safely returns to Earth

On May 21, the Dragon spacecraft blasted off atop a Falcon 9 launch vehicle from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral