The four-person Ax-2 crew will spend 10 days at the station conducting research and educational outreach activities.
UAE astronaut
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.
The mission will make the UAE the 11th country to send astronauts on a long-duration mission to the International Space Station.
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.
The UAE astronaut will serve as a mission specialist on the SpaceX Crew-6 mission.
Under the supervision of researchers and trainers from ESA, the two astronauts were trained on the scientific experiments they will be working on during their...
