Expedition 69 Astronaut Sultan Alneyadi of UAE Talks with Mauritius Students

Expedition 69 Astronaut Sultan Alneyadi of UAE Talks with Mauritius Students 

Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Sultan Alneyadi of the United Arab Emirates discussed life and work aboard the orbital outpost during an in-flight interview May 11, 2023, with students in Mauritius. Alneyadi is in the midst of a long-duration mission living and working aboard the microgravity laboratory to advance scientific knowledge and demonstrate new technologies for future human and robotic exploration missions. 

Sultan Alneyadi is making history as the first astronaut from the Arab world to spend six months aboard the International Space Station. He recently became the first United Arab Emirates astronaut to conduct a spacewalk.

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada. The ISS has been the most politically complex space exploration program ever undertaken.

Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Duration: 20 minutes

Release Date: May 11, 2023

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