{"id":36432,"date":"2022-09-21T12:05:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-21T09:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/en\/?p=36432"},"modified":"2022-09-21T12:05:00","modified_gmt":"2022-09-21T09:05:00","slug":"two-saudi-astronauts-will-be-sent-to-the-international-space-station-for-the-first-time-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/en\/latest\/two-saudi-astronauts-will-be-sent-to-the-international-space-station-for-the-first-time-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Saudi Astronauts Will Be Sent To The International Space Station For The First Time Ever!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The Kingdom has partnered up with American space giant, SpaceX, to board two Saudi astronauts on their private Crew Dragon capsule in 2023<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Saudi Arabia Purchased Two Spacex Astronaut Seats From Axiom.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/pronews?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#pronews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaudiArabia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaudiArabia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/purchase?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#purchase<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SpaceX?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SpaceX<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/astronaut?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#astronaut<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/seat?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#seat<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4M0vQkM3vZ\">pic.twitter.com\/4M0vQkM3vZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pro News (@pronews_com_pk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pronews_com_pk\/status\/1572496057249980416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 21, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nThis would be the first time in history that Saudi astronauts would be traveling into space via a private spacecraft. They will be accompanied by retired NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson and race car driver and investor John Shoffner.<\/p>\n<h2>The astronauts will stay at the International Space Station for around a week<\/h2>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-36433\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/09\/21112428\/llllll-medium.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"647\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/09\/21112428\/llllll-medium.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/09\/21112428\/llllll-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/09\/21112428\/llllll-230x153.jpg 230w, https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/09\/21112428\/llllll.jpg 810w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 647px) 100vw, 647px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This space station is around the size of a football field, located 400 kilomters above the earth&#8217;s atmosphere. 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