The astronauts Barnawi and Al-Qarni will join the crew of the AX-2 space mission.
International Space Station
The mission will make the UAE the 11th country to send astronauts on a long-duration mission to the International Space Station.
This will be the UAE's second ISS mission, after Hazza Al Mansouri spent eight days on the orbiting science laboratory in 2019.
Abu Dhabi Space Debate hosted the panel discussion held under the theme 'The Future of Earth: LEO Politics of the 21st Century'.
During the mission, Al Neyadi will conduct many in-depth and advanced scientific experiments as part of the UAE Astronaut Programme.
The 10-day mission will conduct commercial and non-profit research and other activities at the station.
The contract modification includes ground, launch, in-orbit, and return and recovery operations, cargo transportation for each mission, and a lifeboat...
For the Ax-2 mission, Axiom Space will submit four proposed crew members and four backup crew to the station’s Multilateral Crew Operations Panel for review.
The UAE astronaut will serve as a mission specialist on the SpaceX Crew-6 mission.
Tunisia will be the second country after the United Arab Emirates to send its astronaut for a long-duration mission to space.
