UAE astronauts Hazza al-Mansouri and Sultan al-Neadi began a new training group at NASA's Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (JSC) as part of preparations for the launch of the first UAE astronaut to the International Space Station in about 10 weeks, Aboard the Russian Soyuz MS15.
The two-week training program includes training on various units and components of the US section of the International Space Station, which includes the Japanese laboratory, the Columbus laboratory for scientific research and scientific research in cooperation with the IAEA.
The agency held a press conference for the mission's main crew, which will be launched to the International Space Station on September 25, and includes Hazza al-Mansouri, the flight commander Russian astronaut Oleg Scripochka, and US spacewalker Jessica Meyer.
This is part of an agreement between the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center and the US Agency to conduct training for UAE astronauts at the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (JSC) and to conduct scientific research suited to short-range missions to the International Space Station.
The exercises, which will be conducted by UAE astronauts, include the NASA equipment on board the space station, emergency handling, especially low air pressure, or ammonia gas leak at the station. They will also be able to identify the parts of the International Space Station via a complete model of the station located at the headquarters of NASA, which includes the Russian and American sections.
Research by the task force is studying the impact of space in humans, in an almost gravitational environment. The nine-man team, with Hazza al-Mansouri and the team's main crew, will arrive at the station with a series of experiments that can not be conducted on the ground. These efforts contribute to expanding human knowledge of land, space and physical and biological sciences, Human daily.
The Director General of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Center, Yousef Hamad Al Shaibani, stressed the importance of the Center for building strategic partnerships with major international space agencies in its efforts to support the UAE's efforts to prepare UAE cadres to enrich scientific progress in the service of humanity and achieve more achievements in industry, science and research. To serve ambitious aspirations for a national economy based on knowledge, innovation and creativity.
The training of UAE astronauts after passing the training program last month at the European Space Center of the European Space Agency (ESA) in Germany comes as part of preparations to send the first UAE astronaut in about 10 weeks.
The training is essential for refining Mansouri's and Nadi's skills in dealing with devices on the International Space Station and learning about various aspects of life on board, such as food preparation, said Salem Al Marri, Assistant Director General for Scientific and Technical Affairs at the Center.
"By sending the first Arab-Emirati astronaut to the International Space Station, the UAE is enriching scientific experiments that study the interaction of the human body with the microgravity environment, its tolerance to the changes associated with traveling to space, and living in conditions different from our natural environment."
"This is a big responsibility for us, we are well prepared for it, and we are doing our best to make it work through the high-level training we receive and the hard work we do," Mansouri said at a NASA news conference at Johnson Space Center. With the crew ».
"Through the scientific experiments we are participating in, we hope to leave a landmark for the UAE in the record of space missions that contribute to the enrichment of human knowledge."
It is worth mentioning that Hazza al-Mansouri will go to the International Space Station aboard the Russian spacecraft Soyuz MS-15, which will start from the Baikonur space station in Kazakhstan on September 25 and will spend eight days aboard the station. Soyuz MS12 ».
The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center oversees the Emirates Astronauts program, part of the National Space Program, which aims to prepare the first batch of astronauts to participate in the global space exploration mission. The program contributes to achieving the national strategy to develop scientific cadres, prepare future generations according to the highest international standards, and achieve their aspirations to participate in scientific explorations and the aspirations of the state in this field.
Research by the Task Force will examine the impact of space in humans in an almost gravitational environment.