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Emirati astronauts will head to NASA’s Johnson Space Center later this year, to prepare for future space missions.
Part of your training will include spacewalks and “long-duration station missions” (which sounds a lot like a trip to Mars to us).
The announcement made by the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Center and the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai, tweeted: “We are pleased to announce the signing of an agreement with @NASA to train UAE astronauts for possible missions to the International Space. Station, including spacewalks and long-duration missions. The program will train our youth and astronauts for future missions. ”
For Hazzaa Al Mansoori and Sultan AlNeyadi it will be part of the training. Al Mansoori responded to Sheikh Mohammed’s tweet by saying, “Thank you, Your Highness, for your unlimited support and for allowing us to turn our ambitions into reality. We are always and forever committed to the development of our nation. We promise to make the most of our training and future space missions. ”
Al Mansoori and AlNeyadi are currently in US training, and the UAE space center has said that two more astronauts will be chosen from the second batch of the UAE’s astronaut program.
Previously, the training took place in Russia prior to the UAE launch to the International Space Station. This is the first time they will train with NASA.
The program will train for various missions in space, including simulated spacewalks, extended stays in space, robotics, extravehicular activity, T-38 jet courses, as well as survival in water and on land.
We wish them the best of luck when training begins later this year.
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