UAE’s Nora al-Matrooshi: first Arab woman astronaut in training
UAE’s Nora al-Matrooshi: first Arab woman astronaut in training
DUBAI – The UAE’s Nora al-Matrooshi is the first Arab woman to start training to be an astronaut, one of two Emiratis picked from thousands of applicants as the Gulf nation looks to the stars.
The 28-year-old mechanical engineer from Sharjah, one of the seven emirates that make up the UAE, has dreamt about space since she was a girl, learning about planets and stars at school.
And while there are no space missions scheduled, she hopes to have the opportunity to one day visit space, continuing the tradition of exploration begun by her sailor ancestors.
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