Sultan Al Neyadi completes historic mission as he returns to Earth

Published: September 04, 2023

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Emirati Astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi made historical past on Monday, as he efficiently accomplished his six-month mission aboard the International Space Station. 

Al Neyadi and the Space X Crew have been initially scheduled to undock from the ISS on September 2 however was delayed resulting from unfavourable climate situations within the Gulf of Mexico.

It was confirmed on Sunday that the SpaceX Dragon craft Endeavour had efficiently undocked at 3:05 pm GST and the journey would take roughly 17 hours.

Endeavour splashed down at 8:17 am GST on Monday, September 4, close to Jacksonville off the coast of Florida.

On March 2, 2023, a brand new chapter started on the planet of area exploration as Al Neyadi lifted off aboard the Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. This launch marked a historic second for the UAE and the broader Arab world.

His six-month mission set him aside as the primary Arab astronaut to embark on a long-duration keep on the ISS. During his tenure, he performed over 200 science investigations, advancing additional international scientific data.

In April, Al Neyadi additionally grew to become the primary Arab astronaut to undertake a spacewalk. For roughly seven hours, he maneuvered outdoors the ISS, performing important upkeep duties and making ready for the set up of recent photo voltaic panels.

Born in Umm Ghafa, southeast of Al Ain, in Abu Dhabi in 1981, Al Neyadi, alongside Hazza Al Mansouri grew to become the 2 folks chosen from 4,022 candidates to change into the primary Emirati astronauts. Following a sequence of psychological and bodily checks within the UAE and Russia they each went by the UAE Astronaut Programme on the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre.

Joining him on the ISS have been two NASA astronauts, Stephen Bowen and Warren Hoburg, and Russian cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev.

In collaboration with NASA and the Mohamed Bin Rashid Space Centre, Neyadi took half in reside calls from area. ‘A Call From Space’ toured every Emirate, attracting over 10,000 guests and providing UAE residents a novel alternative to work together with him and get a glimpse into his world in the course of the mission. 

During his time onboard the ISS, Al Neyadi confronted challenges and the unintended effects of microgravity, akin to “Moon face” which causes facial swelling. Beyond the bodily, the emotional challenges of lacking household and adapting to life in area have been evident following his poignant point out of his rising household throughout press briefings and infrequently reminiscing while sharing pictures of residence, captured from area. In his final photograph shared from Space promised that it isn’t a “goodbye”. 

Now again on Earth, Sultan’s journey will proceed. He will head residence to reunite together with his household and bear therapies to acclimatise to terrestrial situations. Sultan will then head again to the US to collaborate with NASA and the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre to debrief on his experiments. 

A nationwide roadshow is deliberate within the UAE together with his expertise and tales promising an unimaginable perception into his time in area, and set to encourage numerous others within the UAE and past.

Source web site: www.dubai92.com

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