Prior to joining the NASA Astronaut Candidate Class training programme, AlMatrooshi and AlMulla underwent extensive in-house training at MBRSC.
Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre
Their training encompassed a wide array of critical skills, including spacewalking, robotics, space station systems, T-38 jet proficiency, and Russian language.
The event also saw the participation of astronauts Hazzaa AlMansoori, Astronauts Office Manager, MBRSC; Nora AlMatrooshi, and Mohammad AlMulla.
MBRSC will take part in the Human Exploration Research Analogue project by sending an Emirati crew to live in a habitat in Houston.
The airlock under development is an airtight room used to exit and enter the space station, which is due to be built by 2028.
The agreement includes access to the lunar gateway station for UAE astronauts, boosting efforts to send the first Emirati to the Moon's orbit.
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