UAE Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for Advanced Science and Technology, Omran Sharaf, gives remarks during an event celebrating UAE-US collaboration in space, Friday, March 8, 2024, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
UAE Ambassador to the US and Minister of State, His Excellency Yousef Al Otaib, gives remarks during an event celebrating UAE-US collaboration in space, Friday, March 8, 2024, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
UAE astronaut and Minister of Youth, H.E. Dr. Sultan Al Neyadi, gives remarks during an event celebrating UAE-US collaboration in space, Friday, March 8, 2024, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Director General of the UAE Space Agency Salem Al Qubaisi, gives remarks during an event celebrating UAE-US collaboration in space, Friday, March 8, 2024, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
UAE Ambassador to the US and Minister of State, His Excellency Yousef Al Otaib and others listen as UAE astronaut and Minister of Youth, H.E. Dr. Sultan Al Neyadi, gives remarks during an event celebrating UAE-US collaboration in space, Friday, March 8, 2024, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
UAE Ambassador to the US and Minister of State His Excellency Yousef Al Otaib, left, and NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, talk during an event celebrating UAE-US collaboration in space, Friday, March 8, 2024, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
UAE Ambassador to the US and Minister of State, His Excellency Yousef Al Otaib and others listen as NASA Administrator Bill Nelson gives remarks during an event celebrating UAE-US collaboration in space, Friday, March 8, 2024, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson gives remarks during an event celebrating UAE-US collaboration in space, Friday, March 8, 2024, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
NASA Associate Administrator Jim Free, gives remarks during an event celebrating UAE-US collaboration in space, Friday, March 8, 2024, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson gives remarks during an event celebrating UAE-US collaboration in space, Friday, March 8, 2024, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson gives remarks during an event celebrating UAE-US collaboration in space, Friday, March 8, 2024, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
NASA Associate Administrator Jim Free, center, gives remarks during an event celebrating UAE-US collaboration in space, Friday, March 8, 2024, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, left, Speaks with UAE astronaut Hazza Al Mansouri, and UAE astronaut and Minister of Youth, H.E. Dr. Sultan Al Neyad, right, during an event celebrating UAE-US collaboration in space, Friday, March 8, 2024, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
UAE astronaut and Minister of Youth, H.E. Dr. Sultan Al Neyadi, left, Director General, Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre Salem AlMarri, and NASA Associate Administrator Jim Free, right, are seen during an event celebrating UAE-US collaboration in space, Friday, March 8, 2024, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Director of Space Missions Department, UAESA, Mohsen Al Awadhi, gives remarks during an event celebrating UAE-US collaboration in space, Friday, March 8, 2024, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
National Space Council Executive Secretary Chirag Parikh, gives remarks during an event celebrating UAE-US collaboration in space, Friday, March 8, 2024, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
NASA associate administrator for International and Interagency Relations Karen Feldstein, gives remarks during an event celebrating UAE-US collaboration in space, Friday, March 8, 2024, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
National Space Council Executive Secretary Chirag Parikh, gives remarks during an event celebrating UAE-US collaboration in space, Friday, March 8, 2024, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
National Space Council Executive Secretary Chirag Parikh, gives remarks during an event celebrating UAE-US collaboration in space, Friday, March 8, 2024, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
UAE Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for Advanced Science and Technology, Omran Sharaf, left, NASA associate administrator Jim Free, National Space Council Executive Secretary Chirag Parikh, NASA associate administrator for International and Interagency Relations Karen Feldstein, Director General, UAE Space Agency Salem Al Qubaisi, UAE Ambassador to the US and Minister of State His Excellency Yousef Al Otaib, UAE astronaut and Minister of Youth, H.E. Dr. Sultan Al Neyadi, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, Director General, Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre Salem AlMarri, and UAE astronaut Hazza Al Mansouri, right, pose for a group photograph during an event celebrating UAE-US collaboration in space, Friday, March 8, 2024, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Senior Director of the Space Engineering Department, MBRSC, Amer Al Sayegh, left, UAE Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for Advanced Science and Technology, Omran Sharaf, NASA Associate Administrator Jim Free, and Director of Space Missions Department, UAESA, Mohsen Al Awadhi, right, participate in a panel discussion during an event celebrating UAE-US collaboration in space, Friday, March 8, 2024, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
NASA associate administrator for International and Interagency Relations Karen Feldstein, moderates a panel discussion with, Senior Director of the Space Engineering Department, MBRSC, Amer Al Sayegh, left, UAE Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for Advanced Science and Technology, Omran Sharaf, NASA Associate Administrator Jim Free, and Director of Space Missions Department, UAESA, Mohsen Al Awadhi, right, during an event celebrating UAE-US collaboration in space, Friday, March 8, 2024, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
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)
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 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)
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)
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)
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 astronaut Stephen Bowen, right, presents a gift to UAE (United Arab Emirates) Ambassador to the US and Minister of State, Yousef Al Otaib following an Iftar dinner, Thursday, March 21, 2024, at the UAE Embassy in Washington. Bowen spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)
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)
jsc2024e013669 (February 8, 2024) --- UAE astronaut Nora Almatrooshi poses for a portrait at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Credit: NASA/ Josh Valcarcel
NASA 2021 Astronaut Candidate Announcement at Ellington Field. Photo Date: December 6, 2021. Location: Ellington Field - Hangar 135. Photographer: Robert Markowitz.
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.
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)
iss060e081223 (9/27/2019) --- United ARAB Emirates (UAE) Spaceflight Participant Hazzaa Ali Almansoori is shown with the NanoRacks Module 9 UAE Session Operations aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The first Emirati astronaut performs The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) Science in Space Competition (MBRSC-Mod 9) investigation to help UAE students become more integrated and excited about Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) as well as space as an environment to perform scientific research.
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)
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)
jsc2024e013670 (February 8, 2024) --- UAE astronaut Mohammad Al Mulla poses for a portrait at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Credit: NASA/ Josh Valcarcel
jsc2024e013671 (February 8, 2024) --- UAE astronaut Mohammad Al Mulla poses for a portrait at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Credit: NASA/ Josh Valcarcel
iss060e081230 (9/27/2019) --- A view of United ARAB Emirates (UAE) Spaceflight Participant Hazzaa Ali Almansoori with the NanoRacks Module 82 investigation aboard the International Space Station (ISS).
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.
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.
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.
iss069e056189 (Aug. 10, 2023) --- UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Sultan Alneyadi is pictured in the International Space Station's Kibo laboratory module during a public affairs event with government officials, public and private employees, and students from the UAE.
The Palm Islands are artificial islands in Dubai, United Arab emirates on which major commercial and residential structures are being built. NASA Terra spacecraft acquired this image on November 17 and December 10, 2008.
View of UAE (United Arab Emirates) Sultan Alneyadi working with Fluidics Experiment in the Columbus Module during Expedition 69.
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.
iss060e015476 --- (7/29/2019) Photo documentation aboard the International space Station (ISS) of the The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Palm Tree Growth Experiment (Palm Tree Growth). The investigation examines germination of palm tree seeds in order to determine the best conditions for generating tissue samples for research. A process for growing healthy plant tissue in microgravity could be adapted for testing other indigenous plants of scientific, commercial or educational interest in the UAE. The investigation also observes and documents root growth in microgravity for educational purposes.
iss060e081486 (9/28/2019) --- A view of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Palm Tree Growth Experiment (Palm Tree Growth) investigation which examines germination of palm tree seeds in order to determine the best conditions for generating tissue samples for research. A process for growing healthy plant tissue in microgravity could be adapted for testing other indigenous plants of scientific, commercial or educational interest in the UAE. The investigation also observes and documents root growth in microgravity for educational purposes.
iss060e015472 --- (7/29/2019) Photo documentation aboard the International space Station (ISS) of the The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Palm Tree Growth Experiment (Palm Tree Growth). The investigation examines germination of palm tree seeds in order to determine the best conditions for generating tissue samples for research. A process for growing healthy plant tissue in microgravity could be adapted for testing other indigenous plants of scientific, commercial or educational interest in the UAE. The investigation also observes and documents root growth in microgravity for educational purposes.
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, third from left, speaks with the Director General of the United Arab Emirates Space Agency (UAESA), Dr. Mohamed Al Ahbabi, third from right, about NASA’s plans to land humans on the Moon by 2024, UAESA’S human spaceflight objectives, and prospective cooperation involving the International Space Station and exploration of the Moon and Mars, at the Space Symposium, Wednesday, April 10, 2019 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, right, speaks with the Director General of the United Arab Emirates Space Agency (UAESA), Dr. Mohamed Al Ahbabi, just after a meeting to discuss NASA’s plans to land humans on the Moon by 2024, UAESA’S human spaceflight objectives, and prospective cooperation involving the International Space Station and exploration of the Moon and Mars, at the Space Symposium, Wednesday, April 10, 2019 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine is seen through the door of the Pourtales Library, speaking with the Director General of the United Arab Emirates Space Agency (UAESA), Dr. Mohamed Al Ahbabi, about NASA’s plans to land humans on the Moon by 2024, UAESA’S human spaceflight objectives, and prospective cooperation involving the International Space Station and exploration of the Moon and Mars, at the Space Symposium, Wednesday, April 10, 2019 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
Director General of the United Arab Emirates Space Agency (UAESA), Dr. Mohamed Al Ahbabi, is seen through the door of the Pourtales Library speaking with NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine about NASA’s plans to land humans on the Moon by 2024, UAESA’S human spaceflight objectives, and prospective cooperation involving the International Space Station and exploration of the Moon and Mars, at the Space Symposium, Wednesday, April 10, 2019 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, second from left, speaks with the Director General of the United Arab Emirates Space Agency (UAESA), Dr. Mohamed Al Ahbabi, second from right, about NASA’s plans to land humans on the Moon by 2024, UAESA’S human spaceflight objectives, and prospective cooperation involving the International Space Station and exploration of the Moon and Mars, at the Space Symposium, Wednesday, April 10, 2019 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
Director General of the United Arab Emirates Space Agency (UAESA), Dr. Mohamed Al Ahbabi, is seen through the door of the Pourtales Library speaking with NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine about NASA’s plans to land humans on the Moon by 2024, UAESA’S human spaceflight objectives, and prospective cooperation involving the International Space Station and exploration of the Moon and Mars, at the Space Symposium, Wednesday, April 10, 2019 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
iss068e071325 (March 5, 2021) --- UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Sultan Alneyadi is pictured inside the seven-window cupola, the International Space Station's "window to the world." The orbiting lab was flying 260 milers above the Philippine Sea at the time of this photograph.
iss069e000087 (March 29, 2023) --- UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Sultan Alneyadi services tissue sample cassettes inside the Columbus laboratory Module's BioFabrication Facility (BFF). The BFF-Meniscus study investigates bioprinting tissues to heal musculoskeletal injuries both in space and on Earth,
iss069e000843 (April 4, 2023) --- The Dead Sea (at left), on the border between the Middle Eastern nations of Israel and Jordan, and Amman (center), the capital of Jordan, were 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.
iss069e056754 (Aug. 13, 2023) --- Expedition 69 Flight Engineers (from left) Dmitri Petelin of Roscosmos and Sultan Alneyadi of UAE (United Arab Emirates) are pictured during a snack break inside the International Space Station's Unity module.
iss069e011345 (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.
iss069e038998 (July 28, 2023) --- UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Sultan Alneyadi performs maintenance on the Space Automated Bioproduct Laboratory (SABL), a research incubator. The SABL supports a wide variety of biology and botany investigations, including physics and materials science experiments.
iss069e033356 (July 19, 2023) -- Eastern Africa meets the Middle East as the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden flow between the regions. United Arab Emirates (UAE) Flight Engineer Sultan Alneyadi snapped this photograph during Crew Earth Observation tasks while the International Space Station soared roughly 260 miles above.
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.
iss068e071153 (March 6, 2021) --- Expedition 68 Flight Engineers (from right) Koichi Wakata of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) and Sultan Alneyadi of UAE (United Arab Emirates) pose with an inflatable ball in the image of Mars aboard the International Space Station's Kibo laboratory module.
iss068e067540 (March 4, 2023) --- From left, Expedition 68 Flight Engineers Koichi Wakata of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) and Sultan Alneyadi of UAE (United Arab Emirates) pose for a portrait inside the International Space Station's Quest airlock.
iss069e010770 (May 15, 2023) --- The city lights of Lucknow, in northern India, were 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.
iss069e009486 (May 8, 2023) --- The city lights of Jerusalem, Israel, were pictured by UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Sultan Alneyadi from the International Space Station as it orbited 259 miles above.
iss069e010867 (May 16, 2023) --- Sand dunes in the desert area along the Saudi Arabia-Oman border were pictured by UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Sultan Alneyadi from the International Space Station as it orbited 256 miles above.
iss069e053771 (Aug. 4, 2023) --- UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Sultan Alneyadi is pictured in the International Space Station's cupola with Northrop Grumman's Cygnus cargo craft outside in the grips of the Canadarm2 robotic arm.
iss069e010869 (May 16, 2023) --- Sand dunes in the desert area along the Saudi Arabia-Oman border were pictured by UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Sultan Alneyadi from the International Space Station as it orbited 256 miles above.
iss068e076277 (March 24, 2023) --- UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Sultan Alneyadi works on orbital plumbing tasks aboard the International Space Station's Tranquility module, where the bathroom, or Waste and Hygiene Compartment, is located.
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.
iss069e010858 (May 16, 2023) --- Wadis, or river valleys that are dry in winter months, in Yemen were pictured by UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Sultan Alneyadi from the International Space Station as it orbited 256 miles above.
iss069e010864 (May 16, 2023) --- Wadis, or river valleys that are dry in winter months, in Yemen were pictured by UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Sultan Alneyadi from the International Space Station as it orbited 256 miles above.
iss068e075695 (March 18, 2021) --- UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi receives a haircut from NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, both Expedition 68 flight engineers, aboard the International Space Station. The hair trimmer contains a suction device ensuring no loose hair contaminates the microgravity environment.
iss069e029779 (July 6, 2023) --- UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Sultan Alneyadi is pictured in between a pair of spacesuits while working on hardware maintenance inside the International Space Station's Quest airlock.
iss069e082306 (Aug. 23, 2023) --- UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Sultan Alneyadi is pictured in SpaceX pressure suit that he will wear when he returns to Earth aboard the company's Dragon Endeavour spacecraft in September.
iss068e069016 (March 7, 2023) --- Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Sultan Alneyadi from UAE (United Arab Emirates) harvests tomatoes grown aboard the International Space Station and stows samples in a bag for later analysis as part of the Veg-05 space botany investigation.
iss069e056737 (Aug. 11, 2023) --- UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Sultan Alneyadi replaces orbital plumbing components in the International Space Station's bathroom, or Waste and Hygiene Compartment, located in the Tranquility module.
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.
iss069e010860 (May 16, 2023) --- Wadis, or river valleys that are dry in winter months, in Yemen were pictured by UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Sultan Alneyadi from the International Space Station as it orbited 256 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.
iss069e014400 (May 16, 2023) --- Expedition 69 Flight Engineers (from left) Sultan Alneyadi of UAE (United Arab Emirates) and Woody Hoburg of NASA pose for a portrait inside the vestibule between the Unity module and the Tranquility module during maintenance activities aboard the International Space Station.