Nora’s journey to space began when she was chosen in 2021 to train at NASA, alongside 11 candidates from around the world
The astronaut was received with a grand reception attended by the country’s leadership, AlNeyadi’s family as well as senior ministers and dignitaries
Dr Al Neyadi, who concluded his mission on September 4, spent six months in space, during which he conducted a range of significant experiments
The UAE astronaut will return home after successfully completing his debrief and recovery programme in the US
The country has emerged as a regional hub for space services, events, and specialised educational programmes in the space domain
The experiments covered topics including the cardiovascular system, epigenetics, plant biology, human life sciences, material science, sleep analysis and advanced exploration technologies
The Emirati astronaut has begun his return journey home to Earth after spending six month aboard the International Space Station
The Emirati astronaut will begin his journey back to Earth from the International Space Station on Sunday, September 3
AlNeyadi along with his fellow astronauts will depart the ISS aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft Endeavour on September 2
SpaceX’s Crew-6 who have been living on the ISS since March, will spend the next week welcoming the Crew-7 astronauts before returning to Earth
Sultan AlNeyadi will be brought back aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft which recently docked at the ISS
The programme created as part of the new partnership includes the same elements and modules featured in the training of NASA astronauts