Crew-6 Dragon will carry Sultan Al Neyadi and his colleagues to the International Space Station
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Crew-6 Dragon was transported to Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.
The Crew-6 Dragon spacecraft carrying Emirati astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi and colleagues arrives at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.
The launch will take place on February 26, with live coverage starting at 7.30am (UAE time), with the mission scheduled for launch at 11.07am (UAE time).
The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center shared on Twitter a photo of the Crew-6 Dragon arriving at the launch site.
The four-person Crew-6 flight will primarily help NASA prepare for crewed trips to the Moon, as well as further long-duration missions to live off Earth.
Al Neyadi, the first Arab long-term astronaut, will make the UAE the 11th country in the world to carry out such a mission to the International Space Station, the Dubai Media Office said in a tweet.
Al Neyadi will conduct at least 20 of a total of 250 science experiments, in addition to other missions assigned by NASA or maintenance work at the orbiting station.