UAE readies big welcome for Sultan AlNeyadi, first Arab astronaut on long-term space mission

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UAE readies big welcome for Sultan AlNeyadi, first Arab astronaut on long-term space mission

UAE readies big welcome for Sultan AlNeyadi, first Arab astronaut on long-term space mission

Emirati astronaut Sultan AlNeyadi is set to return home to the UAE on Monday evening. (VIA X @Astro_Alneyadi)

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18 Sep 2023 02:09:56 GMT9

His return will be broadcasted on YouTube at 1:30GMT

DUBAI: Emirati astronaut Sultan AlNeyadi is set to return home to the UAE on Monday afternoon. AlNeyadi, the first Arab astronaut deployed on a long-term space mission and the first to complete a spacewalk, will make the journey home after spending six months aboard the International Space Station.

After returning from space on Sept. 4, AlNeyadi spent time in Florida recovering and underwent medical testing, evaluation, and mission debriefs.

The Emirati astronaut, together with NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoburg and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, lifted off on March 2 in NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

The astronaut took to X (formerly Twitter) to express his excitement in returning home. “After returning to Earth, it is now time to return home.. Our appointment is tomorrow.. I will see you well at Dar Zayed,” he said.

AlNeyadi’s return will be televised from 1:30 p.m. (GMT) at mbrsc.ae/live/ and on YouTube.

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