Saudi astronauts, including nation's 1st woman, catch private flight to space station

Saudi Arabia’s first astronauts in decades are headed to the International Space Station on a chartered multimillion-dollar SpaceX flight. They’re joined by a retired NASA astronaut and an American who owns an auto racing team.

By MARCIA DUNNA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Dragon capsule and a crew of four private astronauts lifts off from pad 39A, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Sunday, May 21, 2023. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Dragon capsule and a crew of four private astronauts lifts off from pad 39A, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Sunday, May 21, 2023.

SpaceX launched the ticket-holding crew, led by a retired NASA astronaut now working for the company that arranged the trip. Also on board: a U.S. businessman who now owns a sports car racing team.

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