Salem Al Marri, Director General of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre, speaks to Khaleej Times about the nation's objectives and mission readiness
Salem Al Marri, Director General of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre, speaks to Khaleej Times about the nation's objectives and mission readiness
Since being deployed from the rocket, the lander has travelled approximately 1.376 million-kilometres into deep space
Besides conducting dozens of experiments in orbit, Sultan AlNeyadi will be making time for students in weekly Q and As
When a new crew arrives in space, they spend several days doing orientation tasks to familiarise themselves with their new home
He has been training with Emirati astronaut Hazzaa AlMansoori — from Europe to the US — since 2018
Why the docking of the capsule was put on ‘hold’ 20 metres away from space station
The Emirati astronaut arrives at the ISS for his six-month mission
A number of milestones are in store for the country this year
For a short time, all the crew members will live and work in space together until Crew-5 members return to Earth a few days later
Handover activities between Crew 6 and Crew 5 to span over the next five days