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Saudi Arabian astronaut Rayyanah Barnawi waves to family and friends as she arrives at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., May 21, 2023.

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Video. SpaceX launches Saudi Arabia’s first female astronaut into space

Updated: 22/05/2023 - 16:23 GMT+2

It's the latest move by the oil-rich Gulf kingdom, where women only gained the right to drive a few years ago, to revamp its ultraconservative image.

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