Saeed Al Kormastaji, UAE astronaut office manager (L), Salem Al Marri, UAE Astronaut Programme manager and Yousuf Al Shaibani, director general of MBRSC (M). with the UAE's new astronauts, Nora Al Matrooshi and Mohammed Al Mulla at the Address Hotel, Dubai Mall in Dubai
The UAE's new astronauts Nora Al Matrooshi and Mohammed Al Mulla at the Address Hotel, Dubai Mall in Dubai. All pictures by Chris Whiteoak
Emirati astronaut Nora Al Matrooshi said the opportunity to travel into space would be the realisation of a childhood dream
Mohammed Al Mulla will join an elite list of Emirati astronauts
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Mohammed Al Mulla and Nora Al Matrooshi. Chris Whiteoak/ The National
Saeed Al Kormastaji, UAE astronaut office manager, speaks during a press conference introducing the country's newest astronauts to the world
Saeed Al Kormastaji, UAE astronaut office manager, at the press conference in Dubai
Saeed Al Kormastaji, UAE astronaut office manager (L), Salem Al Marri, UAE Astronaut Programme manager and Yousuf Al Shaibani, director general of MBRSC (M). with the UAE's new astronauts, Nora Al Matrooshi and Mohammed Al Mulla at the Address Hotel, Dubai Mall in Dubai
The UAE's new astronauts Nora Al Matrooshi and Mohammed Al Mulla at the Address Hotel, Dubai Mall in Dubai. All pictures by Chris Whiteoak
Emirati astronaut Nora Al Matrooshi said the opportunity to travel into space would be the realisation of a childhood dream
Mohammed Al Mulla will join an elite list of Emirati astronauts
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Mohammed Al Mulla and Nora Al Matrooshi. Chris Whiteoak/ The National
Saeed Al Kormastaji, UAE astronaut office manager, speaks during a press conference introducing the country's newest astronauts to the world
Saeed Al Kormastaji, UAE astronaut office manager, at the press conference in Dubai
Saeed Al Kormastaji, UAE astronaut office manager (L), Salem Al Marri, UAE Astronaut Programme manager and Yousuf Al Shaibani, director general of MBRSC (M). with the UAE's new astronauts, Nora Al Matrooshi and Mohammed Al Mulla at the Address Hotel, Dubai Mall in Dubai
Nasa chief welcomes Emirati astronauts embarking on two-year training programme
The new UAE recruits are in Houston to begin their arduous preparations
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Sarwat Nasir
07 December, 2021
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