Gateway will support sustained exploration and research in deep space, provide a home for astronauts to live and work, including a staging point for lunar surface missions
The astronaut was received with a grand reception attended by the country’s leadership, AlNeyadi’s family as well as senior ministers and dignitaries
The UAE astronaut will return home after successfully completing his debrief and recovery programme in the US
The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre is yet to announce the date of the astronaut’s return to the UAE
The country has emerged as a regional hub for space services, events, and specialised educational programmes in the space domain
AlNeyadi and three other astronauts returned to earth from the ISS early Monday morning, splashing down off the coast of Florida
The Crew-6 safely splashed down on Earth in the early hours of September 4
The Emirati astronaut has begun his return journey home to Earth after spending six month aboard the International Space Station
Sultan AlNeyadi will be brought back aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft which recently docked at the ISS
Cyclone Biparjoy’s path shows it heading north and northeast towards the India-Pakistan coast
The Saudi Space Commission announced the successful separation of the SpaceX spacecraft carrying the two Saudi astronauts from the ISS
Saudi Arabia’s historic mission signifies the nation’s commitment to advancing space exploration under the ambit of the Vision 2030 national agenda
The Emirati astronaut and his Crew-6 teammates docked with the ISS after a 24-hour flight to begin the longest Arab space mission
“I can’t be happier than this,” states Al Neyadi, in his first message from the International Space Station
The mission, dubbed Crew-6, will include a series of experiments and research
The six-month long mission will include several scientific experiments and research endeavours
Rayyanah Barnawi and Ali Al Qarni will travel to the International Space Station during the second quarter of 2023
The mission will make the UAE the 11th country to send astronauts on a long-duration mission to the International Space Station
The Falcon 9 rocket and the Dragon Endeavour spacecraft is scheduled to launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida
On board the International Space Station, the Emirati astronaut will conduct a series of advanced experiments
The Light-1 CubeSat is the region’s first scientific mission to monitor and study Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes from thunderstorms and lightning
Developed by 27 graduate students at Yahsat Space Lab, the project is helping train individuals to become qualified engineers