What You Should Know About the Emirati Astronaut Who Was the First Arab to Spacewalk

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May 5th is World Astronaut Day, and in celebration of the UAE's outerspace achievements in the last six years, we think some recognition is in order for the nation's first astronaut, Hazza Al Mansouri.

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00:00 What you should know about the Emirati astronaut, who was the first Arab to spacewalk.

00:04 Dr. Sultan Al Nayyadi is an Emirati astronaut who made history as the first Arab to perform

00:09 a spacewalk.

00:10 He is also the first Arab to go on an extended mission to the International Space Station.

00:14 Dr. Al Nayyadi was born in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates in 1981.

00:20 He studied mechanical engineering at Griffith University in Australia, and then went on

00:24 to earn a PhD in aerospace engineering from the University of Brighton in the United Kingdom.

00:29 In 2018, Dr. Al Nayyadi was selected by the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center to be one

00:35 of the first two Emirati astronauts.

00:38 He completed his astronaut training in Russia and the United States.

00:41 In March 2023, Dr. Al Nayyadi launched to the International Space Station as part of

00:46 the SpaceX Crew-6 mission.

00:48 He spent six months on the ISS, where he conducted experiments and performed a spacewalk.

00:53 Dr. Al Nayyadi is a role model for young people in the Arab world.

00:56 is an inspiration to anyone who dreams of exploring space.

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