Al Neyadi and crew given NASA go-ahead to undock from ISS

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NASA has given the inexperienced gentle for UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi and his three colleagues to begin their departure from the International Space Station on Sunday, September 3 at 3:05 pm, UAE time.

They are scheduled to embark on their journey dwelling aboard a SpaceX Dragon capsule, which is able to span roughly 15 hours, culminating in a splashdown off the coast of Florida at 8:17 am on Monday.

NASA acknowledged, “The Dragon spacecraft, named Endeavour, will undock from the house station and transport crucial and time-sensitive analysis supplies again to Earth.

“The spacecraft is set to splash down at one of seven designated landing zones in the Atlantic Ocean or the Gulf of Mexico, situated off the coast of Florida.”

This undocking had confronted a delay from its initially deliberate date of September 2, resulting from unfavourable climate situations.

Teams from @NASA and @SpaceX gave the “go” for #Crew6 to undock from the @Space_Station Sept. 3 at 7:05am ET and head for splashdown off the Florida coast early Sept.4 at 12:17am ET.

NASATV protection begins at 5am ET with hatch closure. https://t.co/jriz7PMYWv

— NASA Commercial Crew (@Commercial_Crew) September 3, 2023