Members of CrewOne of UAE Analogue Mission to be announced soon

Dubai - An 8-month analog mission will be conducted at the NEK ground-based analogue facility in Moscow.

Members of CrewOne, which is the first Emirati analog mission, will be declared soon, according to a recent tweet by the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC).

An eight-month analog mission will be conducted at the NEK ground-based analogue facility in the Russian capital of Moscow.

The MBRSC tweeted, “the crew participating in the UAE Analog Mission#1 will have one primary and one more back up. They will embark on an eight-month analog mission to simulate space-like conditions on Earth at the NEK ground-based analogue facility in Moscow, Russia, alongside other participants from different countries. The mission is part of the Scientific International Research in Unique Terrestrial Station and will focus on studying the effects of long duration isolation and confinement on human psychology and physiology.”

Who will be part of the CrewOne?

Earlier, the MBRSC had announced the selection of 10 Emiratis out of over 100 applicants for the UAE Analog Mission#1 as part of the Scientific International Research in Unique Terrestrial Station, SIRIUS 20/21.

The MBRSC had stated that it was looking for Emirati candidates between the ages of 25 and 55, who were passionate about space and can communicate in English.

Physicians, medical investigators, physiologists, biologists, life-support specialists, and information technology (IT) and electronics professionals were the preferred professions.