Saudi Arabia Space Mission

A private mission to the International Space Station (ISS) organized by Axiom Space is due to blast off from Florida on Sunday, carrying the first two Saudi astronauts to go to the orbiting laboratory.

Two astronauts from Saudi Arabia, including the first Saudi woman, will blast off from Florida on May 8 on a private mission to the International Space Station (ISS), Axiom Space and NASA officials said Thursday. The four-member crew will travel to the ISS aboard a SpaceX Dragon capsule and spend 10 days aboard the orbiting space station.

Elon Musk on Friday denied a media report that claimed investors from the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia were planning on a multi-billion dollar investment in SpaceX. A report had claimed that the firm's next funding round was expected to value the rocket maker at about $140 billion (roughly Rs. 11,54,384 crore).

Saudi Arabia will send its first ever woman astronaut on a space mission later this year, state media has reported, in the latest move to revamp the kingdom's ultra-conservative image.

Saudi Arabia has signed the Artemis Accords as part of the kingdom’s commitment to safe, sustainable, and responsible space exploration, a move welcomed by the US. The NASA-led Artemis program will put the first woman and first person of colour on the Moon and prepare the way for a human mission to Mars. So far, 21 countries have signed the Artem...

A private mission to the International Space Station (ISS) organized by Axiom Space is due to blast off from Florida on Sunday, carrying the first two Saudi astronauts to go to the orbiting laboratory.

Two astronauts from Saudi Arabia, including the first Saudi woman, will blast off from Florida on May 8 on a private mission to the International Space Station (ISS), Axiom Space and NASA officials said Thursday. The four-member crew will travel to the ISS aboard a SpaceX Dragon capsule and spend 10 days aboard the orbiting space station.

Elon Musk on Friday denied a media report that claimed investors from the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia were planning on a multi-billion dollar investment in SpaceX. A report had claimed that the firm's next funding round was expected to value the rocket maker at about $140 billion (roughly Rs. 11,54,384 crore).

Saudi Arabia will send its first ever woman astronaut on a space mission later this year, state media has reported, in the latest move to revamp the kingdom's ultra-conservative image.

Saudi Arabia has signed the Artemis Accords as part of the kingdom’s commitment to safe, sustainable, and responsible space exploration, a move welcomed by the US. The NASA-led Artemis program will put the first woman and first person of colour on the Moon and prepare the way for a human mission to Mars. So far, 21 countries have signed the Artem...