UAE astronaut to return to Earth on Sept. 3 after 6-month ISS mission
Emirati astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi is the first Arab to complete a spacewalk. Sultan Al Neyadi, the first Arab astronaut to complete a spacewalk, is set to return to Earth on September 3 after a six-month mission on the International Space Station. He is currently participating in the longest-ever Arab space expedition on the ISS and is scheduled to leave the ISS on September 2 aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. During his time aboard the ISS, he was involved in more than 200 scientific experiments, including plant genetics, human life sciences and protein crystallization growth, among many others.
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Sultan Al Neyadi, the first Arab astronaut to complete a spacewalk, answers questions in a videocall from the International Space Station (ISS) to Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, June 7, 2023. /CFP
Sultan Al Neyadi, the first Arab astronaut to complete a spacewalk, answers questions in a videocall from the International Space Station (ISS) to Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, June 7, 2023. /CFP
The first Arab astronaut to complete a spacewalk, Sultan Al Neyadi, who is currently participating in the longest-ever Arab space expedition on the International Space Station (ISS), is set to return to Earth on September 3 after a six-month mission.
Al Neyadi is scheduled to leave the ISS on September 2 aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, which is expected to execute a splashdown off the coast of Florida, the United States, on September 3, according to the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
During his time aboard the ISS, Al Neyadi was involved in more than 200 scientific experiments, including plant genetics, human life sciences and protein crystallization growth, among many others.
Al Neyadi also accomplished a number of firsts for a UAE astronaut during this mission, including becoming the first Arab to complete a spacewalk, alongside his fellow crewmate NASA astronaut Bowen.
Tópicos: Space, UAE