Hamdan bin Mohammed: We congratulate the leadership and people of the Emirates on the success of the mission "Sirius 21"

His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council, today blessed the leadership and people of the UAE with the success of the Sirius 21 mission, the first Emirati space simulation mission.

His Highness said in a tweet on his official account on Twitter: "We congratulate the leadership and people of the UAE for the success of the mission "Sirius 21", the first Emirati mission to simulate space... The mission was launched on November 4, 2021 and lasted for 240 days in Moscow, with the participation of Saleh Al-Amiri and simulation pioneers. From Russia and America ... a new achievement is recorded for the sons of the Emirates and the team of the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center."

Earlier today, the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center reported the successful completion of the first Emirati space simulation mission, and the exit of astronaut Saleh Al Ameri, after eight months of isolation, from the ground complex at the Institute of Medical and Biological Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow.

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