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Liftoff

JOHN RAOUX—AP PHOTO

On Sunday, May 21, a SpaceX rocket launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida. It is carrying four astronauts to the International Space Station. Two are from Saudi Arabia. They are the first Saudis to go into space since 1985. One, Rayyanah Barnawi, is the first Saudi woman ever to go to space. The crew will stay just over a week before returning to Earth.