NASA will assume ownership of the spacecraft after its development and manage its operations throughout the mission.
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The workshop included an introduction to MBRSC’s projects, details about the Arab space mission along with an exploration of Sultan Al Neyadi’s science...
The four-person Ax-2 crew will spend 10 days at the station conducting research and educational outreach activities.
Hazzaa AlMansoori, the Expedition 69 increment lead, joined Al Neyadi from the NASA ground station in Houston.
The spacewalk – which Al Neyadi will do with NASA Flight Engineer Stephen Bowen - is set to last about six and a half hours.
Al Neyadi is the second Emirati to travel into space, following on from Hazza Al Mansouri's eight-day stay on the ISS in September 2019.
Nasa has set a new launch date for the SpaceX rocket carrying Emirati astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi after the blast-off was postponed on February 27.
