"It's just tremendous to have the opportunity to fly with these guys," Bowen said. and Russia have continued to work together on the space station and trade seats on rides there. SpaceX plans on launching the massive vehicle from pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center once the prototyping phase is over and plans shift to operational missions. Even with the tension over the war in Ukraine, the U.S. As for observing Ramadan in orbit, he said fasting isn't compulsory since it could make him weak and jeopardize his mission.īowen, the crew's leader, said the four have jelled well as a team despite differences between their countries. He's taking up lots of dates to share with his crewmates, especially during Ramadan, the Muslim holy month which begins this month. "Our region is also thirsty to learn more." "It's going to be really exciting, really interesting" to have three Arabs in space at once, he said last week. Both were in space for about a week.Īl-Neyadi will be joined this spring by two Saudi astronauts going to the space station on a short private SpaceX flight paid by their government. He was followed two years later by Syrian astronaut Muhammed Faris, launched by Russia. Saudi Prince Sultan bin Salman was the first Arab in space, launching aboard shuttle Discovery in 1985. Two new UAE astronauts are training with NASA's latest astronaut picks in Houston. The Emirates already have a spacecraft orbiting Mars, and a mini rover is hitching a ride to the moon on a Japanese lander. (Photo by Joel Kowsky/NASA via Getty Images)
EST on March 2 bound for the International Space Station for a six-month stay. Crew-6 is scheduled to lift off aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket at 12:34 a.m. CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA - MARCH 1: In this handout provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), (L-R) Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren "Woody" Hoburg and UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, prepare to depart for Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center Main Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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