First Saudi Woman among Visitors to the International Space Station

2023-05-23

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  • Two private astronauts from Saudi Arabia, including the nation's first woman, arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday after taking off from Florida on Sunday.
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  • Rayyanah Barnawi is a stem cell researcher.
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  • She is the first Saudi woman to go to space.
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  • She and Ali al-Qarni, a military airplane pilot, became the first people from their country to go to space since 1985.
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  • Two Americans were also on the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft.
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  • SpaceX is the company started by businessman Elon Musk.
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  • The private group will stay on the ISS for one week before returning to Earth.
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  • After reaching orbit, Barnawi said: "Hello from outer space. It feels amazing to be viewing Earth from this capsule."
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  • John Shoffner also was on board.
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  • He is an American who owns a car racing team.
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  • The group's leader is Peggy Whitson, a former NASA astronaut who spent over 600 days on the ISS.
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  • "It was a phenomenal ride," Whitson said.
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  • Axiom Space purchased the ride from SpaceX and organized the trip.
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  • The company would not say the cost of the trip, but earlier price lists noted a cost of $55 million per person.
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  • Once arriving at the ISS, NASA has a price list, too.
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  • It costs $2,000 per person, per day for food. Sleeping materials, such as a sleeping bag, are $1,500.
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  • The cost to transport other items such as research tools are about $20,000 per kilogram each way.
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  • The astronauts will conduct experiments, talk with students, and photograph Earth while on the ISS.
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  • NASA once said it would not participate in space tourism.
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  • However, it is now running two trips per year. Russia's space agency also permits space tourists.
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  • After the launch, SpaceX's first stage booster of the Falcon 9 rocket landed back at Cape Canaveral eight minutes later.
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  • "It was a very, very exciting day," said Matt Onder of Axiom.
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  • I'm Dan Friedell.
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  • Two private astronauts from Saudi Arabia, including the nation's first woman, arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday after taking off from Florida on Sunday.
  • 2
  • Rayyanah Barnawi is a stem cell researcher. She is the first Saudi woman to go to space. She and Ali al-Qarni, a military airplane pilot, became the first people from their country to go to space since 1985.
  • 3
  • Two Americans were also on the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. SpaceX is the company started by businessman Elon Musk.
  • 4
  • The private group will stay on the ISS for one week before returning to Earth.
  • 5
  • After reaching orbit, Barnawi said: "Hello from outer space. It feels amazing to be viewing Earth from this capsule."
  • 6
  • John Shoffner also was on board. He is an American who owns a car racing team. The group's leader is Peggy Whitson, a former NASA astronaut who spent over 600 days on the ISS.
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  • "It was a phenomenal ride," Whitson said.
  • 8
  • Axiom Space purchased the ride from SpaceX and organized the trip. The company would not say the cost of the trip, but earlier price lists noted a cost of $55 million per person.
  • 9
  • Once arriving at the ISS, NASA has a price list, too. It costs $2,000 per person, per day for food. Sleeping materials, such as a sleeping bag, are $1,500. The cost to transport other items such as research tools are about $20,000 per kilogram each way.
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  • The astronauts will conduct experiments, talk with students, and photograph Earth while on the ISS.
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  • NASA once said it would not participate in space tourism. However, it is now running two trips per year. Russia's space agency also permits space tourists.
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  • After the launch, SpaceX's first stage booster of the Falcon 9 rocket landed back at Cape Canaveral eight minutes later.
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  • "It was a very, very exciting day," said Matt Onder of Axiom.
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  • I'm Dan Friedell.
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  • Dan Friedell adapted this story for Learning English based on a report by the Associated Press.
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  • Words in This Story
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  • capsule -n. the part of a spacecraft in which people live and work
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  • phenomenal -adj. (informal) very good
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  • participate -v. to take part
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  • booster -n. part of a rocket that provides power for launch and then is no longer needed
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  • exciting -adj. very interesting
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