Sultan Al Neyadi, the first Emirati astronaut to embark on a six-month-long mission onboard the International Space Station (ISS), has completed a month in space.
On Thursday, 2 March, the spacecraft took off from the Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Crew-6 is led by Sultan Al Neyadi and includes astronaut Stephen Bowen, Spacecraft Commander at NASA, astronaut Warren Hoburg, Pilot at NASA, and cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, Mission Specialist at Roscosmos.
The spacecraft docked on Friday, 3 March, and since then, Crew-6 has been completing research to analyse the effects of zero gravity on the human body and how to mitigate its risks in the future.
In a tweet posted on Twitter, Sultan Al Neyadi said, "A month ago, we launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida and began our journey into space. Since then, we have witnessed more than 450 sunrises and sunsets, and made significant progress in the experiments and research for our mission. United with my crew, we continue to work towards achieving our scientific goals. From Earth to space, I proudly carry forth Zayed's Ambition."