Hazza Al Mansoori, the first Emirati astronaut to be launched at the International Space Station on September 25, and Sultan Al Neyadi, an alternative astronaut for the same mission, successfully passed the final mission tests at the Yuri Gagarin Astronaut Training Center in Moscow's Star City.
The tests lasted for two days, starting with the pioneers to greet the officials of the training center before the selection of test scenarios in closed envelopes, each astronaut withdraw one of them randomly and continued tests more than 6 hours a day to test each crew separately.
The tests included how to deal with various emergencies and simulate the Russian section of the International Space Station / ISS / functional charging system / FGB / data management system in addition to testing the simulation of the spacecraft "Soyuz", which will take the crew to the International Space Station.
The final tests also included simulating a number of crew emergency situations during launch, landing, docking, while on board the International Space Station, as well as how to deal with the false operation of the landing sensor, propulsion system problems, disconnection and increased carbon dioxide while on board the Soyuz.
In the emergency simulation test in the Russian section aboard the International Space Station (ISS), astronauts were able to pass the test dealing with the failure of the communications device, the oxygen supply system, power outages, the failure of fire detection systems, and how to deal with emergencies.
HE Yousuf Hamad Al Shaibani, Director General of Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Center, said:
"The mission of sending the first Emirati astronaut to the International Space Station is the beginning of building an integrated system through which we aim to sustain the UAE astronaut program and qualify and train more Emirati astronauts to contribute to enrich the Arab region in particular and the international scientific community."
He pointed out that the mission to launch to the International Space Station will open the way for more manned space flights in the UAE, which will contribute significantly to the development of a future map to explore the depths of space.
Salem Humaid Al Marri, Assistant Director-General for Scientific and Technical Affairs at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Center, Director of the Emirates Astronaut Program, said: Access to the International Space Station since the beginning of the program.
Al-Marri added that these tests confirmed their readiness for the mission and reflected their readiness for emergencies during the launch and return trips and while on board the International Space Station. From September.