After a journey of real challenges and tests between the UAE, Russia and the United States of America, the Emirati subscriber, Mohammed Ahly, succeeded in winning the title of the first copy of the Astronauts program on Dubai TV.

The final episode of the program, during which three participants who reached this stage competed, witnessed several challenges at the headquarters of NASA Space in the United States of America, in an exceptional experiment, with a group of experts and specialists in space science and psychological and physical tests, led by Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield. Besides Saud Karmestji, a specialist in space sciences and a psychologist, no discussion. Before the start of the final challenges at the last station, a report was broadcast on the details of the previous episodes, which saw the participation of 12 competitors from various Arab countries, in light of the technical and logistical capabilities provided by Dubai TV to present the new program, in terms of building a virtual space station and a "private studio" in Dubai In a simulation of the space station on Mars, to provide all the supplies and special equipment for filming the episodes of the program between the UAE, Russia and the United States, and six participants in the first qualifying stage moved to Yuri Gagarin Center for Astronauts Training in Star City in the Russian capital Moscow, Before the three participants: the Emirati Muhammad Ahly, Saudi Arabia Mashael Al-Shammari, and the Lebanese Rana Nicola, qualified for the final qualifying stage and to take up the challenges of NASA in the last episode. With the program reaching its final paragraph with the jury meeting at NASA’s headquarters for space, it was announced that Al-Ahly won the first version of “astronauts”, because it succeeded in maintaining the highest levels of performance in all challenges that depended on the mental, physical and psychological capabilities of the participants, and to present Canadian astronaut sent a special recommendation letter to the International Space Agency to join the spaceflight program, as well as winning $ 100,000 and a luxury car. For his part, the Executive Director of the Radio and TV Sector at Dubai Media Corporation, Ahmed Saeed Al Mansoori, thanked the work, production and technical and technical support teams that contributed to the success of the first season of the program, and to the members of the jury, expressing his hope to join new Emirati and Arab energies and competencies in The coming seasons of the first program on Arab television, to fulfill the dream of leadership and access to space in an exceptional experience. He said that «Dubai TV always confirms its commitment and the compatibility of its multiple channels with the vision of the UAE and its interest in space science and astronomy». While Chris Hadfield said about the Emirati participant: “Muhammad Ahli is the winner and he deserves it, and he won the title through his preparatory background that prepared things for him.” He pointed out that he is a “joint, dignified and highly qualified person, and has a team-building approach for every task he has undertaken, and I trust him I love his personality and the way he deals with life. ”

Muhammad Ahly: Happy with the title

Mohammed Ahli expressed his happiness at winning, announcing his intention to advance to the second batch of the astronauts program in the Emirates, after directing His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to open the registration before the children of the UAE to apply to join the second batch of The program marks the beginning of a new stage in the country's path towards leadership in the space sector, its sciences and discoveries.

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And her interest in science

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