The crew members. Photo: Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre
Saleh Al Ameri (front R) will take part in a simulated mission, being confined in an isolated environment in Moscow along with participants from US and Russia. Photo: Dubai Media Office
Members of the Sirius 20/21 mission at a training centre in Moscow. Photo: Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre
Abdullah Al Hammadi makes preparations for the Sirius 20/21project, which started on November 4. He has been chosen as a backup astronaut. Photo: Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre
The project will measure the psychological and physiological effect of extreme environments, such as space travel, on humans. Photo: Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre
The crew making last-minute preparations for the simulation of a mission to Mars. Photo: Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre
The crew will be isolated for the duration of the eight-month experiment to replicate living conditions onboard a flight to Mars. Photo: Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre
The Sirius 20/21 mission will replicate a trip to Mars. Photo: Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre
Saleh Al Ameri (L) was one of two Emiratis shortlisted for the mission. Photo: Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre
The crew will conduct more than 60 experiments and their findings will help with planning future long-term flights into space. Photo: Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre
Crew members who will embark on the training exercise. Photo: Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre
The mission is expected to provide important data to help plan trips to the red planet. Photo: Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre
Saleh Al Ameri prepares for the mission. Photo: Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre
Saleh Al Ameri and fellow crew members in training for the Sirius 20/21 mission. Photo: Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre
Abdullah Al Hammadi or Saleh Al Ameri, both from the UAE, were both shortlisted to spend months of isolation with an international crew of six people inside Moscow’s NEK centre. The former will be a backup while Mr Al Ameri will participate. Photo: Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre
The conditions on the Sirius 20/21 mission will replicate those on a journey to Mars. Photo: Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre
The crew members. Photo: Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre
Saleh Al Ameri (front R) will take part in a simulated mission, being confined in an isolated environment in Moscow along with participants from US and Russia. Photo: Dubai Media Office
Members of the Sirius 20/21 mission at a training centre in Moscow. Photo: Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre
Abdullah Al Hammadi makes preparations for the Sirius 20/21project, which started on November 4. He has been chosen as a backup astronaut. Photo: Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre
The project will measure the psychological and physiological effect of extreme environments, such as space travel, on humans. Photo: Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre
The crew making last-minute preparations for the simulation of a mission to Mars. Photo: Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre
The crew will be isolated for the duration of the eight-month experiment to replicate living conditions onboard a flight to Mars. Photo: Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre
The Sirius 20/21 mission will replicate a trip to Mars. Photo: Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre
Saleh Al Ameri (L) was one of two Emiratis shortlisted for the mission. Photo: Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre
The crew will conduct more than 60 experiments and their findings will help with planning future long-term flights into space. Photo: Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre
Crew members who will embark on the training exercise. Photo: Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre
The mission is expected to provide important data to help plan trips to the red planet. Photo: Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre
Saleh Al Ameri prepares for the mission. Photo: Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre
Saleh Al Ameri and fellow crew members in training for the Sirius 20/21 mission. Photo: Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre
Abdullah Al Hammadi or Saleh Al Ameri, both from the UAE, were both shortlisted to spend months of isolation with an international crew of six people inside Moscow’s NEK centre. The former will be a backup while Mr Al Ameri will participate. Photo: Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre
The conditions on the Sirius 20/21 mission will replicate those on a journey to Mars. Photo: Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre
The crew members. Photo: Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre