The two astronauts from the second batch will join the '2021 NASA Astronaut Candidate Class', as part of a joint strategic agreement between the UAE and the...
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NASA and the UAE Space Agency had signed a co-operation agreement a few years ago, which said the two entities would collaborate on human spaceflights in...
On September 25, 2019, Emirati astronaut Hazzaa AlMansoori embarked on the eight-day mission onboard the Russian spacecraft Soyuz MS-15.
Under the new partnership, Emirati astronauts Hazzaa AlMansoori and Sultan AlNeyadi will undergo specialised training at the Johnson Space Center in Houston.
The space centre also revealed that women comprised 70% of the team behind the UAE Astronaut Programme, which gave the UAE its first Emirati astronaut.
Online searches for ‘space’, ‘Emirati astronaut’, and ‘NASA’ have seen substantial increases over the past year.
Prior to the launch scheduled on July 15, the Emirates Literature Foundation will host an online debate on the UAE’s Mars mission.
On May 6, 1976, the UAE united its armed forces under one flag and one leadership, marking the UAE Armed Forces' Unification Day.
To qualify for the UAE Astronaut Programme, applicants should be UAE nationals above 18 years of age with a bachelor's degree.
MBRSC has received over 3,000 applications for the second batch of the astronaut programme so far, the deadline for which will close on March 31.