The mission will make the UAE the 11th country to send astronauts on a long-duration mission to the International Space Station.
Crew-6 mission
MBRSC has announced that the first Arab long-duration astronaut mission is scheduled to launch at 11.07 AM UAE time on February 26, 2023.
This will be the UAE's second ISS mission, after Hazza Al Mansouri spent eight days on the orbiting science laboratory in 2019.
The UAE astronaut will serve as a mission specialist on the SpaceX Crew-6 mission.
