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NASA’s Artemis moon launch delayed due to expected storms in Florida

NASA said Saturday that the United States is scrapping Tuesday’s plan to launch Artemis, the first spacecraft to return to the moon in 50 years, citing concerns over tropical storms heading for Florida. Tropical Storm Ian is expected to hit Florida, home of the Kennedy Space Center, next week, according to the US National Hurricane Center.

SpaceX capsule Saudi mission includes first Arab female astronaut

Next year’s mission to Saudi Arabia’s International Space Station will include a woman, who will become the world’s first female Arab astronaut, according to Axiom Space, the US company that organizes Saudi missions. Neither Axiom nor the Saudi government has named the female astronaut, and as part of Axiom’s second civilian mission to the space station scheduled for early 2023, she and another Saudi Two Americans will accompany me.

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