In the video, we meet Noura Al Matroushi, the first Arab astronaut

Nora Al Matroushi is the first Arab astronaut from the second batch of the Emirates Space Exploration Program. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the UAE University in 2015, and has experience in the field of engineering.

Al-Matroushi excelled in the fields of engineering and mathematics during her academic career, and achieved first place in the UAE in the International Mathematics Olympiad in 2011, and represented the UAE youth in the Youth Conference at the United Nations in the summer of 2018 and winter of 2019.

A passion for space from an early age .. the march of Noura Al Matroushi, who was chosen as part of the second batch of the Emirates Astronaut Program. # Emirates_Today pic.twitter.com/iXj4hso4D6

- Emirates Today (@emaratalyoum) April 10, 2021

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