What’s trending on the internet? A few images captured from space have captivated social media users and made them say “Wow”. The pictures were posted on X by NASA astronaut Donald Roy Pettit and they showed a beautiful aerial view of Dubai, UAE. Pettit uploaded the images clicked by the International Space Station (ISS) online, […]
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and leadership host a live news conference on Saturday, Aug. 24 at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston to give a status update about NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test. NASA will return Boeing’s Starliner to Earth without astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams aboard the spacecraft, the agency announced Saturday. The uncrewed return allows […]
NASA announced on Thursday that it will decide this weekend whether Boeing’s new Starliner capsule is safe enough to return two astronauts from the International Space Station (ISS). The decision will be made by NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and other senior officials during a meeting on Saturday. An update is expected from Houston once the […]
Ed Dwight had to wait over six decades to achieve his dream of going into space. In 1961, President John F. Kennedy selected him as the first black astronaut candidate in the country. However, NASA did not select him for a mission then, and he was unable to travel into space. On Sunday, at 90-years-old, […]
Astronaut Sunita William praised the UAE’s space programme and its efforts in organizing COP28 Sharjah: “Whatever you want to do in life, first get to the starting line, remember what you learnt in kindergarten, and stop to take a look at the foliage,” said celebrated Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams to the UAE’s schoolchildren about the […]
UAE astronaut, Sultan AlNeyadi, is expected to make his return to Earth later this month, marking the end of his six-month mission on the International Space Station (ISS). AlNeyadi recently stated to pupils during an interactive session that he will have to face many challenges once he returns to Earth in order to readjust to […]
Dubai: The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre successfully hosted the seventh and final ham radio session under the “A Call from Space” series at the Emirates Amateur Radio Society in Sharjah, igniting the curiosity and adventure spirit of the younger generation in the UAE. A 10-minute live conversation with astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi on board […]
Abu Dhabi: A recent interactive video conference with Emirati astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi, who is on the longest space mission onboard the International Space Station (ISS), was organized by the UAE Jiu-Jitsu Federation, the sport’s regulating body in the UAE. Al Neyadi discussed his amazing experience of practicing jiu-jitsu in space and how the sport […]
Dubai: Sunday saw the complete completion of astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi’s “Dreams” experiment on the International Space Station (ISS), according to the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC). In cooperation with the European Space Agency (ESA), the French space agency CNES, and Toulouse University Hospital, the experiment was carried out. It is regarded as a […]
Dubai: On Tuesday, UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi, who is serving the longest Arab space mission on the International Space Station (ISS), disclosed a crucial duty he performs there: battling microbial hitchhikers in orbit. Al Neyadi, the flight engineer for Expedition 69, said in a social media post that the International Space Station receives millions […]
UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi, who has successfully entered his third month in space, has adjusted well to life on the orbiting International Space Station (ISS). In a microgravity environment, where objects float involuntarily, his daily routine, which includes brushing his teeth and bathing his face and hair, is structured. On Friday, he shared a […]
