A private mission to the International Space Station departed from the Cape Canaveral space base in the US state of Florida on Sunday. On board a Dragon capsule of the private space company SpaceX are two Saudi astronauts, a man and a woman. It is the first time ever for a Saudi woman to travel into space.
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SpaceX launches private mission to ISS, with first female astronaut from Saudi Arabia
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