SpaceX targets Crew-6 astronaut launch on February 26
This will be the UAE's second ISS mission, after Hazza Al Mansouri spent eight days on the orbiting science laboratory in 2019.
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This will be the UAE's second ISS mission, after Hazza Al Mansouri spent eight days on the orbiting science laboratory in 2019.
Crew 6 will be launched to the International Space Station in mid-February next year aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft with Sultan AlNeyadi and two other astronauts.
Participants will be able to tour the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre's space facilities in addition to attending workshops.
The training is part of the Reimbursable Space Act Agreement NASA has previously signed with MBRSC.
The two astronauts from the second batch will join the '2021 NASA Astronaut Candidate Class', as part of a joint strategic agreement between the UAE and the USA.
The invitation for proposals is open only to research entities in the UAE and the deadline for submission has been set as April 9.
To qualify for the UAE Astronaut Programme, applicants should be UAE nationals above 18 years of age with a bachelor's degree.
MBRSC has received over 3,000 applications for the second batch of the astronaut programme so far, the deadline for which will close on March 31.
After the registration is closed, there will be an evaluation of the applications, which will be followed with personal interviews with a committee consisting of ten specialists.
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