Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre confirms Sultan AlNeyadi lands in Florida for the final launch preparation

Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre confirms Sultan AlNeyadi lands in Florida for the final launch preparation

- MBRSC and NASA officials greet astronauts after arriving at Kennedy Space Center

- The astronauts arrived at the Kennedy Space Center at 9.30 p.m. UAE time aboard a Gulfstream jet from their home base in Houston

Dubai, UAE: The team at Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) and NASA welcomed Sultan AlNeyadi and the crew members of Crew-6 at the NASA Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The all-veteran crew of Crew-6 - Mission Specialist Sultan AlNeyadi, Mission Commander Stephen Bowen, Pilot Warren Hoburg, and Mission Specialist Andrey Fedyaev, jetted into NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday for the final few days of rehearsals, and briefings before taking-off for a 6-month stint on the International Space Station.

The rehearsal will familiarise the astronauts with their day-of-launch timeline, which will see the crew suit up for their mission before heading to the pad.

The welcome ceremony witnessed the presence of H.E. Salem Humaid AlMarri, Director General, MBRSC, Kelvin Manning, Deputy Director, Kennedy Space Center, Dana Hutcherson, Deputy Manager, NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, Adnan Al Rais, Mission Manager – UAE Astronaut Mission 2, MBRSC and other senior officials.

Addressing the VIP guests and media, H.E. Salem Humaid AlMarri, Director General, MBRSC said, “The UAE Astronaut Programme was