UAE Astronauts Meet Young Space Enthusiasts

UAE Astronauts Hazza Al Mansoori and Sultan Al Neyadi met with a group of young space enthusiasts who tool a tour at Dubai's Museum of the Future.

The aspiring young astronauts were able to to find out from Hazza Al Mansoori and Sultan Al Neyadi what it takes to become an astronaut, from the training involved and also find lout more abut their missions.

Hazza Al Mansoori and Sultan Al Neyadi shared their experiences with the young space enthusiasts and also discussed the future of space exploration.

Hazza Al Mansoori is the first Emirati to go into space and spent lover a week onboard the International Space Station (ISS) in late 2019.

Sultan Al Neyadi was chosen from over 4,000 applicants to complete the UAE Astronaut Programme and will soon become the second Emirati in space as he joins a mission to the ISS. 

The Museum of the Future, which opened in 22 February 2022, features an exhibit themed on a future space station. The OSS hope on level 5 is a depiction of how a space station will look half a century from now in 2071.

 

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