Rayyanah Barnawi | |
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ريانة برناوي | |
![]() Barnawi in 2023 | |
Born | September 1988 (age 36) Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
Status | Active |
Space career | |
Time in space | 9 days, 5 hours and 27 minutes |
Selection | 2023 |
Missions | Axiom Mission 2 |
Rayyanah Barnawi (Arabic: ريانة برناوي; born September 1988)[1][2] is a biomedical researcher[3] and astronaut. She is the first Saudi female astronaut, selected for Axiom Mission 2 as a mission specialist[4] by the Saudi Space Commission; her selection was officially announced on February 12, 2023.[5]