Dubai: When and where to watch UAE astronaut’s landmark mission to space

Dubai: When and where to watch UAE astronaut’s landmark mission to space

Emirati astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi will be the first Arab to spend this length of time in space

Published: Sun 26 Feb 2023, 3:14 PM

The UAE’s second astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi is all set to embark on a six-month-long landmark mission to the International Space Station on Monday, February, 27.

All preparations and training for Al Neyadi and the other three members of the Crew-6 team for the mission have been completed in the US.

Khaleej Times’ digital and social platforms will bring all the action live on Monday morning. Readers can tune in from 7am as our reporters, multimedia journalists and editors capture history being made by the UAE as the young country aims for the stars yet again.

Moreover, Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) will also start live coverage of the landmark event at around 7.30am on Monday with launch of the mission scheduled for 11.07am.

UAE astronaut Al Neyadi will be the first Arab to spend this length of time in space.

In an interview with the Arab Gulf State Institute, Washington, Sarah bint Yousif Al Amiri, the UAE’s Minister of State for Public Education and Advanced Technology and Chairwoman of UAE Space Agency and the UAE Council of Scientists, said Al