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Nasa and UAE astronauts during their spacewalk training
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Nora Al Matrooshi in her spacewalk gear at the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory in Houston, Texas. All photos: MBRSC
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Nora Al Matrooshi completes tasks underwater during her spacewalk training
A mock International Space Station set up underwater at a laboratory in Houston
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UAE astronaut Mohammed Al Mulla in his spacesuit
Nora Al Matrooshi in training
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Mohammed Al Mulla prepares to go underwater
Nora Al Matrooshi completes her tasks underwater
The two UAE astronauts in spacewalk training
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Mohammed Al Mulla wears his heavy extra vehicular activity suit
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Nasa and UAE astronauts during their spacewalk training
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Nora Al Matrooshi in her spacewalk gear at the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory in Houston, Texas. All photos: MBRSC
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Nora Al Matrooshi completes tasks underwater during her spacewalk training
A mock International Space Station set up underwater at a laboratory in Houston
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UAE astronaut Mohammed Al Mulla in his spacesuit
Nora Al Matrooshi in training
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Mohammed Al Mulla prepares to go underwater
Nora Al Matrooshi completes her tasks underwater
The two UAE astronauts in spacewalk training
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Mohammed Al Mulla wears his heavy extra vehicular activity suit
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Nasa and UAE astronauts during their spacewalk training
UAE's first woman astronaut Nora Al Matrooshi trains for spacewalks
New images show the Emirati trailblazer wearing 145kg spacesuit underwater in Texas pool
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Sarwat Nasir
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