NASA astronaut praises UAE’s Sultan Al Neyadi

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NASA astronaut Warren Hoburg has praised Sultan Al Neyadi for being the UAE’s first long-duration astronaut, throughout a dwell video name from on board the International Space Station (ISS).

During a particular ‘Call from Space’ US Edition, hosted by the UAE Embassy in Washington, DC Hoburg stated watching Al Neyadi do the spacewalk was among the best experiences he is had on board the ISS.

“It’s been amazing working with him up here,” he stated. “Getting to see him do the first spacewalk of any astronaut from his region was one of the true highlights of our mission.”

NASA Astronaut Warren Hoburg praises the expertise of working with astronaut Sultan AlNeyadi throughout the pre-departure news convention for Crew-6 mission.#TheLongestArabSpaceMission pic.twitter.com/Wy7wlNCICf

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Also throughout the dwell name, Al Neyadi stated he was wanting ahead to returning dwelling and is happy to share his expertise with others. “Hopefully I will get to spend some time with my family, and then the wheel will start rolling again and we will get in touch with a lot of students and spread the enthusiasm about space.” 

Al Neyadi has been on board the ISS since March, and is because of full his mission and return to Earth within the subsequent few weeks.