UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi to return dwelling at begin of September

Emirati astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi will start his journey dwelling, after spending six months on the International Space Station (ISS), firstly of September.

Taking to their official Twitter deal with, NASA confirmed that the “crew’s SpaceX Dragon spacecraft will undock from the space station no earlier than Friday, September 1, splashing down off the coast of Florida”.

The Space X crew – NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoburg, Sultan Alneyadi and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev – have been dwelling and dealing aboard the ISS since docking on March 3.

“During the mission, the crew contributed to hundreds of experiments and technology demonstrations, including student robotic challenges, plant genetics, and human health in microgravity to prepare for exploration beyond low Earth orbit and to benefit life on Earth,” NASA stated.

Our #Crew6 astronauts have been dwelling and dealing on the @Space_Station for practically six months—now, they’re about to return dwelling!

We’ll discuss with them from house on Wednesday, Aug. 23. Share your questions for the crew with #AskNASA: https://t.co/cJ2vh8eVqu pic.twitter.com/vdlb1aAg4n

— NASA (@NASA) August 16, 2023