00:03Saudi Arabia just took one giant leap for womankind.
00:07Recently Saudi woman, Rayana Bernavi, just became the nation's first woman to go to space.
00:13She was one of four astronauts who launched from the Kennedy Space Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida,
00:17all part of a mission paid for by private space firm, Axiom Space.
00:21Peggy Whitson, a former NASA astronaut, was the commander of the AX-2 mission,
00:25only the second private space firm mission to head up to the International Space Station,
00:29and they were joined by two other astronauts as well.
00:31Hello from outer space. It feels amazing to be viewing Earth from this capsule.
00:38We are here feeling microgravity.
00:41During the speech, she thanked her country, as well as the Saudi crowned prince, Mohammed bin Salman.
00:46The crew are expected to arrive at the International Space Station soon.
00:49For a planned week-long stay there, Bernavi is a cancer stem cell specialist
00:54and will no doubt be carrying out specialized research while in low Earth orbit.
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