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Hamdan bin Mohammed (فزاع Fazza) receives first Emiratis Cosmonaut 🚀 (21 February, 2019) Updated for 2024

Updated: February 20, 2024

Sheikh Hamdan also reviewed the various steps of UAE 🇦🇪 Astronaut Programme, and the training they undergone at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Russia 🇷🇺
Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, received today at his office in Emirates Towers in Dubai, the two Emiratis astronauts Hazza Al Mansoori and Sultan Al Neyadi.

The two astronauts were selected among 4,022 applicants for the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre’s (MBRSC) UAE Astronaut Programme, which was launched in 2017 by Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan,to participate in global space exploration missions by 2021.

His Highness highlighted the importance of the mission and that the two astronauts are tasked with, as they are the first two UAE citizens to travel to the International Space Station to conduct a number of research and tests, which represent an important step for a very ambitious project that the UAE aims to take the lead in it. His Highness also wished them success in all the projects they will be involved in.
The UAE Astronaut Programme is considered one of most inspiring programmes that meets the aspirations of youth with distinguished capabilities in terms of scientific standards and personal skills. The programme has also become one of the most important projects of the National Space Programme. It was launched in April 2017 with the aim of establishing an infrastructure for the UAE space industry. Al Mansouri is a military fighter pilot with 14 years of military aviation experience. In 2016, he qualified to be an aeronautical pilot and now pilots an F-16B60 aircraft.

Al Niyadi has a PhD in Data Leakage Prevention Technology from Griffith University in Australia, as well as a Master’s degree in Information and Networks Security from the same university. He also has a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Brighton University in the UK.

21 فبراير، 2019 – التقى سمو الشيخ حمدان بن محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم، ولي عهد دبي رئيس المجلس التنفيذي رئيس مركز محمد بن راشد للفضاء اليوم في مكتب سموه بأبراج الإمارات، كلا من هزاع علي المنصوري وسلطان سيف النيادي أول رائدي فضاء إماراتيين ضمن برنامج الإمارات لرواد الفضاء الذي أطلقه صاحب السمو الشيخ محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم، نائب رئيس الدولة رئيس مجلس الوزراء حاكم دبي “رعاه الله”، وصاحب السمو الشيخ محمد بن زايد آل نهيان، ولي عهد أبوظبي نائب القائد الأعلى للقوات المسلحة في العام 2017 بهدف تدريب وإعداد فريق من رواد الفضاء الإماراتيين، ومن ثم إرسالهم للقيام بمهام علمية مختلفة في الفضاء.

The Crown Prince of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
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