RIYADH: Saudi Arabia will send the Kingdom’s first female astronaut and a male astronaut to the International Space Station (ISS) during the second quarter of 2023. ALSO READ: When a Saudi went to space• 35 years ago, Saudi Prince Sultan bin Salman became the first Arab, Muslim and royal in spaceThe space mission is historic as it will make the Kingdom one of the few countries in the world that brings two astronauts of the same nationality aboard the ISS simultaneously. The Kingdom recently announced a new transit visa enabling visitors traveling with Saudia or Flynas airlines to stay in the Kingdom for up to 96 hours and perform Umrah if booked through Nusuk