• UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi enters the International Space Station for the first time, on Friday. Photo: Nasa
    UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi enters the International Space Station for the first time, on Friday. Photo: Nasa
  • Dr Al Neyadi helps his fellow astronauts as they prepare to enter the space station. Photo: Nasa
    Dr Al Neyadi helps his fellow astronauts as they prepare to enter the space station. Photo: Nasa
  • Astronauts already on board the ISS prepare to receive the SpaceX Crew-6 astronauts. Photo: Nasa
    Astronauts already on board the ISS prepare to receive the SpaceX Crew-6 astronauts. Photo: Nasa
  • The Dragon capsule docks on the ISS. Photo: Nasa
    The Dragon capsule docks on the ISS. Photo: Nasa
  • The capsule approaches the space station for docking. Photo: Nasa
    The capsule approaches the space station for docking. Photo: Nasa
  • The capsule as seen from the ISS. Photo: Nasa
    The capsule as seen from the ISS. Photo: Nasa
  • The astronauts watch the docking process on their screens inside the Dragon capsule. Photo: Nasa
    The astronauts watch the docking process on their screens inside the Dragon capsule. Photo: Nasa
  • The SpaceX mission control room. Photo: Nasa
    The SpaceX mission control room. Photo: Nasa
  • The Dragon capsule during 'Waypoint 1' of its approach to the space station. Photo: Nasa
    The Dragon capsule during 'Waypoint 1' of its approach to the space station. Photo: Nasa
  • A photo taken from the space station shows the capsule above Earth. Photo: Nasa
    A photo taken from the space station shows the capsule above Earth. Photo: Nasa
  • The ISS as seen from the capsule. Photo: Nasa
    The ISS as seen from the capsule. Photo: Nasa
  • The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Nasa's Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, Florida. AFP
    The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Nasa's Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, Florida. AFP
  • Skies above the Kennedy Space Centre lit up after the rocket lifted off. Photo: nasa
    Skies above the Kennedy Space Centre lit up after the rocket lifted off. Photo: nasa
  • A long exposure shot of the rocket hurtling towards space. AFP
    A long exposure shot of the rocket hurtling towards space. AFP
  • The Crew-6 astronauts in zero gravity after launch. Photo: NASA
    The Crew-6 astronauts in zero gravity after launch. Photo: NASA
  • Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, watches from the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre as the Falcon 9 rocket lifts off . Photo: Dubai Media Office
    Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, watches from the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre as the Falcon 9 rocket lifts off . Photo: Dubai Media Office
  • Sheikh Hamdan watches as the rocket carrying Dr Al Neyadi makes its way. Photo: Dubai Media Office
    Sheikh Hamdan watches as the rocket carrying Dr Al Neyadi makes its way. Photo: Dubai Media Office
  • The crew monitoring their operation screens. Photo: NASA
    The crew monitoring their operation screens. Photo: NASA
  • The rear capsule. Photo: NASA
    The rear capsule. Photo: NASA
  • The rocket firing. Photo: NASA
    The rocket firing. Photo: NASA
  • Russian cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, Nasa astronauts Warren Hoburg and Stephen Bowen, and the UAE's Dr Al Neyadi moments before blast-off. Photo: Nasa
    Russian cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, Nasa astronauts Warren Hoburg and Stephen Bowen, and the UAE's Dr Al Neyadi moments before blast-off. Photo: Nasa
  • Ground teams prepare the astronauts for launch. Photo: Nasa
    Ground teams prepare the astronauts for launch. Photo: Nasa
  • Dr Al Neyadi prepares to board the spacecraft. Photo: Nasa
    Dr Al Neyadi prepares to board the spacecraft. Photo: Nasa
  • The cars carrying the astronauts approach the launchpad at the Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Photo: Nasa
    The cars carrying the astronauts approach the launchpad at the Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Photo: Nasa
  • Maj Fedyaev, Dr Hoburg and Capt Bowen, and Dr Al Neyadi head to the launch pad. AP
    Maj Fedyaev, Dr Hoburg and Capt Bowen, and Dr Al Neyadi head to the launch pad. AP
  • Dr Al Neyadi waves to family members. AP
    Dr Al Neyadi waves to family members. AP
  • Dr Al Neyadi said he was ready to see space this morning as the Crew-6 astronauts prepared to board. AP
    Dr Al Neyadi said he was ready to see space this morning as the Crew-6 astronauts prepared to board. AP
  • UAE astronaut Hazza Al Mansouri arrives at the space centre to watch the launch. Sarwat Nasir / The National
    UAE astronaut Hazza Al Mansouri arrives at the space centre to watch the launch. Sarwat Nasir / The National
  • Adnan Al Rais, manager of the UAE's second mission to the International Space Station, at the space centre. Sarwat Nasir / The National
    Adnan Al Rais, manager of the UAE's second mission to the International Space Station, at the space centre. Sarwat Nasir / The National

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Sultan Al Neyadi's space mission — in pictures

Sultan Al Neyadi lifts-off from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida before docking with the International Space Station

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March 02, 2023

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