Dr Al Neyadi, who concluded his mission on September 4, spent six months in space, during which he conducted a range of significant experiments
The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre is yet to announce the date of the astronaut’s return to the UAE
The experiments covered topics including the cardiovascular system, epigenetics, plant biology, human life sciences, material science, sleep analysis and advanced exploration technologies
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
AlNeyadi along with his fellow astronauts will depart the ISS aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft Endeavour on September 2
The partnership was announced by Emirati astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi in a video filmed from the International Space Station
Al Neyadi has been in space for almost three months and during this period he has performed a historic spacewalk and carried out several scientific investigations