2018
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Hazza al-Mansouri and Sultan al-Neyadi
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Yousuf Al Shaibani and Mohammed bin Rashid
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Zayed Al Nahyan and Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
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Mohammed bin Rashid and Khalifa bin Nahyan
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Detailed explanation-1: -Dr Al Neyadi, 41, will serve as mission specialist on the Nasa-SpaceX Crew 6 mission, which will include Nasa astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren Hoburg and Russian cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev. Born in Al Ain, Dr Al Neyadi served in the Armed Forces as a network security engineer.
Detailed explanation-2: -His military background helped him pass the tests. On 3 September 2018, Sheikh Mohammed tweeted: “We announced today our first astronauts to the International Space Station: Hazzaa Al Mansoori and Sultan Al Nayadi. Hazzaa and Sultan represent all young Arabs and represent the pinnacle of the UAE’s ambitions".
Detailed explanation-3: -Hazza Al Mansouri is the first astronaut from the United Arab Emirates to venture into space.
Detailed explanation-4: -Abu Dhabi-born Al Mansoori graduated in 2004 from Khalifa bin Zayed Air College and was a major in the United Arab Emirates Air Force before becoming an astronaut. He was selected by Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre and underwent training at Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre.
Detailed explanation-5: -Mann, Cassada, Wakata, and Kikina will join the space station’s Expedition 68 crew of NASA astronauts Bob Hines, Kjell Lindgren, Frank Rubio, and Jessica Watkins, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin.