Dr Al Neyadi is being supported by his colleagues at the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre, many who are attending the launch in Florida. Photo: Mbrsc
Sultan Al Neyadi, the Emirati astronaut who is heading to the International Space Station - seen here with his three crewmates - arrives at the launch site at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. All photos: Sarwat Nasir / The National
From right: Stephen Bowen, Woody Hoburg, Dr Al Neyadi and Russian cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev
Hazza Al Mansouri, the first Emirati in space and Dr Al Neyadi's back-up astronaut for the mission, waves to the camera
The Crew-6 astronauts disembark a Nasa plane at the Kennedy Space Centre
Dr Al Neyadi said he will take lots of delicious dates to space with him
Salem Al Marri, director-general of the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre, right, with his Nasa colleagues during the ceremony
Dr Al Neyadi with the mission's commander, Stephen Bowen
The astronauts give brief speeches during the event
Dr Al Neyadi said that he 'couldn't believe it was real' but that he and his crew were ready for the mission
Mr Al Marri briefed the audience on the UAE's space ambitions
Adnan Al Rais, the manager for the UAE Space Mission 2, was also in attendance
Maj Al Mansouri was there to support his colleague as back-up astronaut for the mission
After the ceremony, the crew boarded a vehicle that took them to quarantine
The crew board a vehicle to go to their quarantine quarters
Dr Al Neyadi is being supported by his colleagues at the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre, many who are attending the launch in Florida. Photo: Mbrsc
Sultan Al Neyadi, the Emirati astronaut who is heading to the International Space Station - seen here with his three crewmates - arrives at the launch site at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. All photos: Sarwat Nasir / The National
From right: Stephen Bowen, Woody Hoburg, Dr Al Neyadi and Russian cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev
Hazza Al Mansouri, the first Emirati in space and Dr Al Neyadi's back-up astronaut for the mission, waves to the camera
The Crew-6 astronauts disembark a Nasa plane at the Kennedy Space Centre
Dr Al Neyadi said he will take lots of delicious dates to space with him
Salem Al Marri, director-general of the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre, right, with his Nasa colleagues during the ceremony
Dr Al Neyadi with the mission's commander, Stephen Bowen
The astronauts give brief speeches during the event
Dr Al Neyadi said that he 'couldn't believe it was real' but that he and his crew were ready for the mission
Mr Al Marri briefed the audience on the UAE's space ambitions
Adnan Al Rais, the manager for the UAE Space Mission 2, was also in attendance
Maj Al Mansouri was there to support his colleague as back-up astronaut for the mission
After the ceremony, the crew boarded a vehicle that took them to quarantine
The crew board a vehicle to go to their quarantine quarters
Dr Al Neyadi is being supported by his colleagues at the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre, many who are attending the launch in Florida. Photo: Mbrsc
