Watch: “I wish everyone could try this,” UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi shares joy of weightlessness

Watch: “I wish everyone could try this,” UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi shares joy of weightlessness

Dubai: The trip to space was like a very quick rollercoaster ride and the joy of weightlessness is something that he wishes everyone could try, UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi told students of a Dubai school in a live audio call on Tuesday. More than 1,000 wide-eyed students at GEMS Jumeirah College in Dubai were treated to the ultimate space lessons when the Emirati astronaut currently on the longest Arab space mission connected with the school via live radio transmission from the International Space Station (ISS). Al Neyadi took the time to answer students’ questions, speaking on a variety of topics, ranging from what inspired him to pursue a career as an astronaut and how he prepared for his current mission, to what it felt like to enter space and what work he will be carrying out during his time on the Space Station. Asked about how his preparations compared to the actual experience of entering space, Al Neyadi said: “We train in mock-ups that simulate the inside of the capsule [spacecraft]. And we also get training to experience G-load as well. But being in space is totally different; there’s a continuous feeling of weightlessness. I wish everyone could try