Watch: UAE astronaut bids farewell to ISS colleagues

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Emirati astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi has taken half in a farewell ceremony aboard the International Space Station (ISS) forward of his return to Earth this weekend.

While addressing his ISS colleagues, Al Neyadi mentioned the six months he spent in area handed by actually rapidly and if given an opportunity he would do the journey once more.

“I come from a place where human space flights were stopped for more than 30 years and I felt that I am responsible, obligated, to show what’s happening aboard the station and I think it’s a small boost towards spreading the enthusiasm in our region,” he added.

Astronaut Sultan AlNeyadi’s phrases in the course of the farewell remarks aboard the International Space Station with the conclusion of Crew-6 mission.#SafeReturnSultan#ZayedAmbition pic.twitter.com/rqBGaqPSVG

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Al Neyadi and his Crew-6 colleagues will start their journey again to Earth at 5:05 pm on Saturday and are scheduled to splash down off the coast of Florida shortly earlier than 9:00 am on Sunday.