UAE a lodestar of Arab creative energy – Gulf Today

UAE a lodestar of Arab creative energy – Gulf Today

Sultan Al Neyadi

Sultan Al Neyadi’s spacewalk on Friday marked another milestone for the Emirati space programme. Sultan along with fellow International Space Station (ISS) astronaut from NASA, Stephen Bowen, carried out maintenance work of the ISS, which remains a challenge even after more than half a century of the international space programme.

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed praised Al Neyadi’s breakthrough along with the Martian probe Hope and the lunar rover Rashid as marking progress of the UAE’s space programme. He said, “With this week’s new discoveries by the Hope probe, the achievements of the Rashid rover mission and Sultan Al Neyadi’s first ever spacewalk by an Arab astronaut, the UAE continues to make a meaningful contribution to space exploration and advancements in science.”

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, expressed his pride in Sultan Al Neyadi’s