UAE sends second astronaut to space on longest Arab mission
Sultan Saif AlNeyadi will collaborate with NASA and other international space agencies to conduct 19 scientific studies in a wide array of fields.
The United Arab Emirates successfully sent its second astronaut ever into space on Thursday with a rocket launch from the SU National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)'s Kennedy Space Center in Merritt Island, Florida.
UAE military engineer Sultan Saif Al-Neyadi and three other international crew members are currently in orbit following the midnight launch of the spacecraft NASA has named Endeavor and Dubai’s Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Center (MBRSC) calls Zayed Ambition 2.
Hazaa Al Mansoori became the first Emirati and Arab to reach the International Space Station (ISS) in September 2019. Saudi Arabia's Prince Sultan ibn Salman Al Saud became the first Arab, Muslim and member of a royal family to travel to space in 1985.
This is a truly historic moment for the UAE and the Middle East.
Sultan Al Neyadi has made history as the second astronaut from the UAE to travel to space. @_HadleyGamble @uaespaceagency pic.twitter.com/aS2xpAne97
