Saudi Arabia’s historic mission signifies the nation’s commitment to advancing space exploration under the ambit of the Vision 2030 national agenda
The Emirati astronaut and his Crew-6 teammates docked with the ISS after a 24-hour flight to begin the longest Arab space mission
“I can’t be happier than this,” states Al Neyadi, in his first message from the International Space Station
The mission, dubbed Crew-6, will include a series of experiments and research
The six-month long mission will include several scientific experiments and research endeavours
Rayyanah Barnawi and Ali Al Qarni will travel to the International Space Station during the second quarter of 2023
The mission will make the UAE the 11th country to send astronauts on a long-duration mission to the International Space Station
The Falcon 9 rocket and the Dragon Endeavour spacecraft is scheduled to launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida
On board the International Space Station, the Emirati astronaut will conduct a series of advanced experiments
The Light-1 CubeSat is the region’s first scientific mission to monitor and study Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes from thunderstorms and lightning
Developed by 27 graduate students at Yahsat Space Lab, the project is helping train individuals to become qualified engineers