iss069e003933 (April 17, 2023) --- UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Sultan Alneyadi prepares an Extravehicular Mobility Unit, or spacesuit, inside the International Space Station's Quest airlock for an upcoming spacewalk.
iss069e005734 (April 28, 2023) --- NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen and UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi are pictured in their Extravehicular Mobility Units, or spacesuits, on the International Space Station's starboard truss structure during a spacewalk. The duo would spend seven hours and one minute in the vacuum of space routing cables and installing insulation readying the orbital outpost for its next set of roll-out solar arrays due to be installed after their delivery on the next SpaceX Dragon cargo mission.
iss069e005102 (April 24, 2023) --- UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Sultan Alneyadi is pictured trying on his Extravehicular Mobility Unit, or spacesuit, and testing it ahead of a spacewalk planned for Friday, April 28. Alneyadi, along with NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen, will spend about six-and-a-half hours in the vacuum of space continuing to upgrade the International Space Station’s power generation system readying the orbiting lab for its next set of roll-out solar arrays.
iss069e007992 (April 28, 2023) --- NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen and UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi are pictured in their Extravehicular Mobility Units, or spacesuits, during a seven-hour and one-minute spacewalk routing cables and installing insulation readying the orbital outpost for its next set of roll-out solar arrays due to be installed after their delivery on the next SpaceX Dragon cargo mission.
iss069e005100 (April 24, 2023) --- UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Sultan Alneyadi is pictured in his Extravehicular Mobility Unit, or spacesuit, during a fit check in preparation for his first spacewalk that took place on April 28, 2023.
iss069e010671 (May 14, 2023) --- UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Sultan Alneyadi is pictured with camera gear inside the seven window cupola as the International Space Station orbited 263 miles above Cape Town, South Africa.
iss069e011049 (May 17, 2023) --- From left, Expedition 69 Flight Engineers Frank Rubio of NASA and Sultan Alneyadi of UAE (United Arab Emirates) return the station’s Treadmill 2 to its normal configuration inside the International Space Station's Tranquility module after an inspection and cleaning of its electronic components.
View of UAE (United Arab Emirates) Sultan Alneyadi working with Fluidics Experiment in the Columbus Module during Expedition 69.
iss069e037324 (July 26, 2023) -- Earth's Moon in first quarter phase as United Arab Emirates (UAE) Flight Engineer Sultan Alneyadi captured this photo aboard the International Space Station.
iss069e031084 (July 11, 2023) -- United Arab Emirates (UAE) Flight Engineer Sultan Alneyadi poses for a selfie while taking photos of Earth from the International Space Station.
iss069e024882 (June 24, 2023) --- UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Sultan Alneyadi organizes cables inside the International Space Station's Harmony module.
iss069e019758_alt (June 20, 2023) --- UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Sultan Alneyadi is pictured holding portable breathing gear inside the International Space Station's Kibo laboratory module.
iss069e008883 (May 5, 2023) --- UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Sultan Alneyadi removes physics research hardware from inside the Destiny laboratory module's Microgravity Science Glovebox. The Particle Vibrations experiment investigated the self-organization mechanisms of particles in fluids potentially providing insights into new manufacturing techniques and the formation of planets and asteroids.
iss069e010815 (May 16, 2023) --- UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Sultan Alneyadi observes a free-flying Astrobee robotic assistant during the testing of its operations for an upcoming student competition to control the robotic devices.
iss069e009925 (May 10, 2023) --- Expedition 69 Flight Engineers Sultan Alneyadi of UAE (United Arab Emirates) and Woody Hoburg of NASA are pictured showing off the tools they used to successfully open a hatch on the Unity module's space-facing side.
iss069e000778 (April 3, 2023) --- The semi-arid city of Hama, Syria, was pictured by UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Sultan Alneyadi from the International Space Station as it orbited 262 miles above.
iss069e000764 (April 3, 2023) --- The International Space Station was orbiting 262 miles above the coast of Egypt when UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Sultan Alneyadi photographed the Turkish coast and the island of Cyprus in the Mediterranean Sea.
iss069e000774 (April 3, 2023) --- Syria's principal port city of Latakia, on the Mediterranean coast, was pictured by UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Sultan Alneyadi from the International Space Station as it orbited 262 miles above.
iss069e018207 (June 6, 2023) --- UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Sultan Alneyadi begins unloading cargo from the SpaceX Dragon cargo vehicle shortly after it docked to the International Space Station on June 6, 2023.
iss069e005729 (April 28, 2023) --- UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Sultan Alneyadi is pictured in his Extravehicular Mobility Unit, or spacesuit, outside the International Space Station's Quest airlock during his first spacewalk. He and NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen (out of frame) would spend seven hours and one minute in the vacuum of space routing cables and installing insulation readying the orbital outpost for its next set of roll-out solar arrays due to be installed after their delivery on the next SpaceX Dragon cargo mission.
iss069e005717 (April 28, 2023) --- UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Sultan Alneyadi is pictured in his Extravehicular Mobility Unit, or spacesuit, preparing to exit the International Space Station's Quest airlock and begin his first spacewalk. He and NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen (out of frame) would spend seven hours and one minute in the vacuum of space routing cables and installing insulation readying the orbital outpost for its next set of roll-out solar arrays due to be installed after their delivery on the next SpaceX Dragon cargo mission.
iss069e008015 (April 28, 2023) --- NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen and UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi (partially obscured) are pictured in their Extravehicular Mobility Units, or spacesuits, exiting the International Space Station's Quest airlock and beginning a spacewalk. The duo would spend seven hours and one minute in the vacuum of space routing cables and installing insulation readying the orbital outpost for its next set of roll-out solar arrays due to be installed after their delivery on the next SpaceX Dragon cargo mission.
iss069e008039 (April 28, 2023) --- NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen and UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi are pictured in their Extravehicular Mobility Units, or spacesuits, exiting the International Space Station's Quest airlock and beginning a spacewalk. The duo would spend seven hours and one minute in the vacuum of space routing cables and installing insulation readying the orbital outpost for its next set of roll-out solar arrays due to be installed after their delivery on the next SpaceX Dragon cargo mission.
iss069e025034 (June 23, 2023) -- While only eight are inhabited, the Turks and Caicos are home to 40 different islands and cays. As the International Space Station orbited 258 miles above the region on June 23, 2023, United Arab Emirates astronaut and Expedition 69 crew member Sultan Alneyadi captured this photo of Cockburn Town (the Capital of Turks and Caicos Islands), Salt Cay and Cotton Cay.
A table is set prior to an Iftar dinner hosted by UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, Thursday, March 21, 2024, at the UAE Embassy in Washington. Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)
Gifts are seen prior to an Iftar dinner hosted by UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, Thursday, March 21, 2024, at the UAE Embassy in Washington. Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)
NASA astronauts Frank Rubio, left, and Stephen Bowen and UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi speak to students at Rolling Terrace Elementary School, Friday, March 22, 2024, in Takoma Park, Maryland. Bowen and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi is helped out of the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship MEGAN after he, NASA astronauts Warren "Woody" Hoburg, Stephen Bowen, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev landed in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida, Monday, Sept. 4, 2023. Bowen, Hoburg, Alneyadi, and Fedyaev are returning after nearly six-months in space as part of Expedition 69 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA astronauts Frank Rubio, left, and Stephen Bowen and UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi speak to students at Rolling Terrace Elementary School, Friday, March 22, 2024, in Takoma Park, Maryland. Bowen and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA astronauts Frank Rubio and Stephen Bowen and UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi are seen during a visit to Rolling Terrace Elementary School, Friday, March 22, 2024, in Takoma Park, Maryland. Bowen and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA astronauts Frank Rubio, second from left, and Stephen Bowen and UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi present a montage to Rolling Terrace Elementary School principal Rosa Mensah to be displayed at the school, Friday, March 22, 2024, in Takoma Park, Maryland. Bowen and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen, center, is seen along with fellow NASA astronaut Frank Rubio and UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi as the trio speaks with students, Friday, March 22, 2024, during a visit to Rolling Terrance Elementary School in Takoma Park, Maryland. Bowen and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, left, is seen along with fellow NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen and UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi as the trio speaks with students, Friday, March 22, 2024, during a visit to Rolling Terrance Elementary School in Takoma Park, Maryland. Bowen and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69.. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi answers a question from a student, Friday, March 22, 2024, during a visit to Rolling Terrance Elementary School in Takoma Park, Maryland with NASA astronauts Frank Rubio and Stephen Bowen. Bowen and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA astronauts Frank Rubio, left, and Stephen Bowen and UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi answer questions from students at Rolling Terrace Elementary School, Friday, March 22, 2024, in Takoma Park, Maryland. Bowen and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi poses for a photo wearing solar glasses, Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Alneyadi and Expedition 69 crewmates NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren Hoburg spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while NASA astronaut Frank Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
María-José Viñas, NASA’s Spanish language communications lead, left, introduces NASA astronauts Frank Rubio, second from left, and Stephen Bowen and UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi as the trio visited Rolling Terrance Elementary School to speak to students, Friday, March 22, 2024, in Takoma Park, Maryland. Bowen and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi speaks with students, Friday, March 22, 2024, during a visit to Rolling Terrance Elementary School in Takoma Park, Maryland with NASA astronauts Frank Rubio and Stephen Bowen. Bowen, and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, right, is seen with NASA astronauts Frank Rubio and Stephen Bowen as they speak to students, Friday, March 22, 2024, during a visit to Rolling Terrance Elementary School in Takoma Park, Maryland. Bowen and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69.. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen, center, is seen along with fellow NASA astronaut Frank Rubio and UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi as the trio speaks with students, Friday, March 22, 2024, during a visit to Rolling Terrance Elementary School in Takoma Park, Maryland. Bowen and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
From left to right, NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, and UAE Ambassador to the US and Minister of State, Yousef Al Otaib are seen prior to an Iftar dinner, Thursday, March 21, 2024, at the UAE Embassy in Washington. Bowen and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)
A table setting for NASA astronaut Frank Rubio is seen during an Iftar dinner hosted by UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, Thursday, March 21, 2024, at the UAE Embassy in Washington. Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)
UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, NASA astronauts Frank Rubio and Stephen Bowen, and guests are seen during an Iftar dinner, Thursday, March 21, 2024, at the UAE Embassy in Washington. Bowen and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)
From left to right, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen, NASA Associate Administrator for International and Interagency Relations Karen Feldstein, and NASA astronaut Frank Rubio view a scale model of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque prior to an Iftar dinner, Thursday, March 21, 2024, at the UAE Embassy in Washington. Bowen and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)
UAE (United Arab Emirates) Ambassador to the US and Minister of State, Yousef Al Otaib, second from left, delivers remarks during an Iftar dinner with with UAE astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, NASA astronauts Frank Rubio and Stephen Bowen, and guests, Thursday, March 21, 2024, at the UAE Embassy in Washington. Bowen and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)
NASA astronauts Warren Hoburg and Stephen Bowen, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, and NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, pose for a photo after presenting Dr. Brian Hollis with the Silver Snoopy Award, Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Bowen, Hoburg, and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
From left to right, NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, and NASA astronaut Frank Rubio are seen prior to an Iftar dinner, Thursday, March 21, 2024, at the UAE Embassy in Washington. Bowen and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)
NASA astronauts Warren Hoburg and Stephen Bowen, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, and NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, pose for a photo after presenting Dr. Ruth Siboni with the Silver Snoopy Award, Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Bowen, Hoburg, and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
NASA Associate Administrator for International and Interagency Relations Karen Feldstein, left, speaks with UAE (United Arab Emirates) Ambassador to the US and Minister of State, Yousef Al Otaib, during an Iftar dinner with UAE astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Frank Rubio, and guests, Thursday, March 21, 2024, at the UAE Embassy in Washington. Bowen and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)
UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, NASA astronauts Frank Rubio and Stephen Bowen, UAE Ambassador to the US and Minister of State, Yousef Al Otaib, and guests are seen during an Iftar dinner, Thursday, March 21, 2024, at the UAE Embassy in Washington. Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)
NASA astronauts Warren Hoburg, and Stephen Bowen, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, and NASA astronaut Frank Rubio speak about their time aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69 during an employee engagement event Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Bowen, Hoburg, and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
NASA astronauts Warren Hoburg, and Stephen Bowen, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, and NASA astronaut Frank Rubio speak about their time aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69 during an employee engagement event Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Bowen, Hoburg, and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen, left, and Frank Rubio, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, and NASA astronaut Warren Hoburg, right, pose for a photo wearing solar glasses, Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Bowen, Hoburg, and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, left, NASA astronaut Warren “Woody" Hoburg, second from left, NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen, second from right, and UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, right, are seen inside the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship MEGAN shortly after having landed in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida, Monday, Sept. 4, 2023. Bowen, Hoburg, Alneyadi, and Fedyaev are returning after nearly six-months in space as part of Expedition 69 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA astronauts Warren Hoburg and Stephen Bowen, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi and NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, arrive at an employee engagement event to speak about their time onboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69, Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Bowen, Hoburg, and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
Expedition 69 NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen is seen as he and fellow crewmates NASA astronauts Warren Hoburg and Frank Rubio, and UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, right, meet with NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, and NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Bowen, Hoburg, and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen, left, and Frank Rubio, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, and NASA astronaut Warren Hoburg, right, pose for a photo wearing solar glasses, Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Bowen, Hoburg, and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, second from right, delivers remarks during an Iftar dinner with NASA astronauts Frank Rubio and Stephen Bowen, UAE Ambassador to the US and Minister of State, Yousef Al Otaib, and guests, Thursday, March 21, 2024, at the UAE Embassy in Washington. Bowen and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)
UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, NASA astronauts Frank Rubio and Stephen Bowen, UAE Ambassador to the US and Minister of State, Yousef Al Otaib, and guests are seen during an Iftar dinner, Thursday, March 21, 2024, at the UAE Embassy in Washington. Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)
UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, second from right, delivers remarks during an Iftar dinner with NASA astronauts Frank Rubio and Stephen Bowen, UAE Ambassador to the US and Minister of State, Yousef Al Otaib, and guests, Thursday, March 21, 2024, at the UAE Embassy in Washington. Bowen and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)
Expedition 69 NASA astronaut Warren Hoburg is seen as he and fellow crewmates NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Frank Rubio, and UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi meet with NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Bowen, Hoburg, and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen, left, Frank Rubio, Warren Hoburg, and UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, right, pose for a photo wearing solar glasses, Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Bowen, Hoburg, and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
NASA astronauts Warren Hoburg, Stephen Bowen, and UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi are seen during an employee engagement event to speak about their time aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69, Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Bowen, Hoburg, and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while fellow crewmate Frank Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
NASA astronauts Warren Hoburg and Stephen Bowen, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi and NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, speak about their time aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69 during an employee engagement event, Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Bowen, Hoburg, and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, second from right, delivers remarks during an Iftar dinner with NASA astronauts Frank Rubio and Stephen Bowen, UAE Ambassador to the US and Minister of State, Yousef Al Otaib, and guests, Thursday, March 21, 2024, at the UAE Embassy in Washington. Bowen and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)
NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen, left, Frank Rubio, Warren Hoburg, and UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, right, pose for a photo wearing solar glasses, Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Bowen, Hoburg, and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen, left, and Frank Rubio, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, and NASA astronaut Warren Hoburg, right, pose for a photo wearing solar glasses, Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Bowen, Hoburg, and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
From left to right, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, UAE Ambassador to the US and Minister of State, Yousef Al Otaib, and NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen are seen prior to an Iftar dinner, Thursday, March 21, 2024, at the UAE Embassy in Washington. Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)
NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen, Warren Hoburg, and Frank Rubio, and UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi speak about their time aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69 during an employee engagement event Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Bowen, Hoburg, and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
Expedition 69 UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi is seen as he and fellow crewmates NASA astronauts Frank Rubio, Stephen Bowen and Warren Hoburg, speak about their time onboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69 during an employee engagement event Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Bowen, Hoburg, and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
Expedition 69 UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi is seen as he and fellow crewmates NASA astronauts Frank Rubio, Stephen Bowen and Warren Hoburg, speak about their time onboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69 during an employee engagement event Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Bowen, Hoburg, and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
Expedition 69 UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi is seen as he and fellow crewmates NASA astronauts Frank Rubio, Stephen Bowen and Warren Hoburg, speak about their time onboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69 during an employee engagement event Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Bowen, Hoburg, and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
iss069e004371 (April 19, 2023) --- The Yemeni cities of Little Aden and Aden, on the coast of the Arabian Sea near the Red Sea, were pictured by Expedition 69 Flight Engineer and UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi as the International Space Station orbited 257 miles above.
iss069e003275 (April 13, 2023) --- The middle eastern nation of Oman and its Dhofar mountains on the coast of the Arabian Sea were pictured by UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Sultan Alneyadi as the International Space Station orbited 257 miles above.
NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren "Woody" Hoburg by the crew access arm on the fixed service structure of Launch Complex 39A as fellow crewmates Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev and UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi exit the elevator the floor below before boarding SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft atop the company’s Falcon 9 rocket before the launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission to the International Space Station, Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission is the sixth crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Bowen, Hoburg, Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, and UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi launched at 12:34 a.m. EST from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center to begin a six month mission aboard the orbital outpost. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren "Woody" Hoburg are seen in the crew access arm as fellow crewmates Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev and UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi are seen on the fixed service structure of Launch Complex 39A before boarding SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft atop the company’s Falcon 9 rocket before the launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission to the International Space Station, Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission is the sixth crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Bowen, Hoburg, Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, and UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi launched at 12:34 a.m. EST from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center to begin a six month mission aboard the orbital outpost. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, and Bob Cabana, NASA associate administrator wave as as NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren "Woody" Hoburg, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Launch Complex 39A to board the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-6 mission launch, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission is the third crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren "Woody" Hoburg, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev are scheduled to launch at 1:45 a.m. EST on Feb. 27 from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Expedition 69 NASA astronauts Frank Rubio and Stephen Bowen, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, and NASA astronaut Warren Hoburg meet with NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, and NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Bowen, Hoburg, and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
Expedition 69 NASA astronauts Frank Rubio and Stephen Bowen, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, and NASA astronaut Warren Hoburg meet with NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, right, and NASA Legislative Assistant and Strategic Outreach Advisor, Elizabeth Ahrens, Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Bowen, Hoburg, and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren Hoburg, Silver Snoopy Award recipients Dr. Ruth Siboni and Dr. Brian Hollis, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, and NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, pose for a photo after a Silver Snoopy Award presentation, Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Bowen, Hoburg, and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, NASA astronaut Warren “Woody" Hoburg, second from left, NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen, second from right, and UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, right, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, are seen as they prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Launch Complex 39A during a dress rehearsal prior to the Crew-6 mission launch, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission is the sixth crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Bowen, Hoburg, Alneyadi, and Fedyaev are scheduled to launch at 1:45 a.m. EST on Feb. 27, from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Expedition 69 NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, right, is seen as he and fellow crewmates NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren Hoburg, and UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi speak about their time onboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69 during an employee engagement event Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Bowen, Hoburg, and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen, right, and Warren "Woody" Hoburg, second from right, Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, second from left, and UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, left, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, are seen as they prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Launch Complex 39A during a dress rehearsal prior to the Crew-6 mission launch, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission is the sixth crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Bowen, Hoburg, Alneyadi, and Fedyaev are scheduled to launch at 1:45 a.m. EST on Feb. 27, from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi gives a thumbs up as he and NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren "Woody" Hoburg, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Launch Complex 39A during a dress rehearsal prior to the Crew-6 mission launch, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission is the sixth crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Bowen, Hoburg, Alneyadi, and Fedyaev are scheduled to launch at 1:45 a.m. EST on Feb. 27, from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, NASA astronaut Warren “Woody" Hoburg, second from left, NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen, second from right, and UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, right, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, are seen as they prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Launch Complex 39A during a dress rehearsal prior to the Crew-6 mission launch, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission is the sixth crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Bowen, Hoburg, Alneyadi, and Fedyaev are scheduled to launch at 1:45 a.m. EST on Feb. 27, from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA astronauts Warren "Woody" Hoburg, left, and Stephen Bowen, right, are seen along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev and UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, are seen as they prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Launch Complex 39A during a dress rehearsal prior to the Crew-6 mission launch, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission is the sixth crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Bowen, Hoburg, Alneyadi, and Fedyaev are scheduled to launch at 1:45 a.m. EST on Feb. 27, from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
The vehicles carrying NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren "Woody" Hoburg, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev are seen as they depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Launch Complex 39A during a dress rehearsal prior to the Crew-6 mission launch, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission is the sixth crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Bowen, Hoburg, Alneyadi, and Fedyaev are scheduled to launch at 1:45 a.m. EST on Feb. 27, from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 crewmember Sultan Alneyadi, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut and mission specialist, checks his SpaceX spacesuit in the crew suit-up room inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Feb. 26, 2023. Alneyadi and his crewmates are preparing for their launch to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft atop the Falcon 9 rocket. Launch was targeted for 1:45 a.m. EST on Feb. 27 from Launch Complex 39A, but was scrubbed for the day. Crew-6 is the sixth crew rotation mission with SpaceX to the station, and the seventh flight of Dragon with people as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.
iss069e033385 (July 19, 2023) -- As the International Space Station orbited roughly 260 miles above Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE) Flight Engineer Sultan Alneyadi snapped this photograph.
iss068e067448 (March 4, 2023) --- Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Sultan Alneyadi from UAE (United Arab Emirates) is pictured inside the Kibo laboratory module during his first week aboard the International Space Station.
iss069e062399 (Aug. 18, 2023) --- UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Sultan Alneyadi works on space biology research hardware located inside the International Space Station's Kibo laboratory module.
iss069e001193 (April 10, 2023) --- UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Sultan Alneyadi poses for a portrait with a new haircut aboard the International Space Station.
iss069e000263 (March 31, 2023) --- UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Sultan Alneyadi seemingly juggles food canisters and packages from the UAE in the microgravity environment of the International Space Station.
iss069e029193 (July 5, 2023) --- UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Sultan Alneyadi poses for a portrait inside the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module, or BEAM.
iss069e024858 (June 23, 2023) --- UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Sultan Alneyadi peers into the International Space Station while working inside the SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft.
UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi speaks to members of the news media during crew arrival for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission at Kennedy Space Center’s Launch and Landing Facility in Florida on Feb. 21, 2023. Alneyadi, along with NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren “Woody” Hoburg, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev will launch to the International Space Station aboard the Crew Dragon on a SpaceX Falcon 9. Launch is targeted for no earlier than Feb. 26 at 2:07 a.m. EST from Launch Complex 39A. Crew-6 is the sixth crew rotation mission with SpaceX to the station, and the seventh flight of Dragon with people as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, left, and Bob Cabana, NASA associate administrator are seen as NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren "Woody" Hoburg, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, wave as they prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Launch Complex 39A to board the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-6 mission launch, Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission is the third crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren "Woody" Hoburg, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev are scheduled to launch at 12:34 a.m. EST on March 2 from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Expedition 69 NASA astronauts Frank Rubio and Stephen Bowen, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, and NASA astronaut Warren Hoburg meet with NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, Deputy Manager for the Commercial Lunar Payloads Services (CLPS) Project Office at NASA's Johnson Space Center, Darryl Gaines, and NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Bowen, Hoburg, and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
From left to right, Expedition 69 NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, NASA astronaut Warren Hoburg, and UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, pose for a photo with a montage from their mission, Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Bowen, Hoburg, and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
Support teams work around the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft shortly after it landed with NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren "Woody" Hoburg, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev aboard in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida, Monday, Sept. 4,2023. Bowen, Hoburg, Alneyadi, and Fedyaev are returning after nearly six-months in space as part of Expedition 69 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)