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A spaceship carrying several astronauts, including Emirati astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi, landed on Earth, 6 months after it left for space in a scientific mission described as “successful.”
The Emirates News Agency said that the “Dragon” spacecraft, which includes 4 of the “Crew 6” crew, including Al Neyadi, landed on Monday morning, after performing a scientific mission on the International Space Station for 6 months before returning to Earth and landing their spacecraft in Florida, USA.
The spacecraft separated from the International Space Station earlier yesterday, Sunday, before entering the atmosphere on Monday.
Yesterday, Sunday, at 3 p.m., the Crew Dragon capsule traveled at a speed of more than 17,000 miles per hour (27,000 kilometers per hour), and when the final stage of its descent began, the external temperature of the spacecraft rose to about 3,500 degrees Fahrenheit (more From 1600 degrees Celsius) while cutting back into the thickest part of the Earth's atmosphere..
The crew spent the day aboard the 13-foot-wide Crew Dragon vehicle, moving through Earth's orbit toward the target landing site off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida, where they landed.
According to the agency, the Crew Dragon capsule had traveled at a speed of more than 17,000 miles per hour (27,000 kilometers per hour), and when the final stage of its descent began, the external temperature of the spacecraft rose to about 3,500 degrees Fahrenheit (1,900 degrees Celsius). While it cut back into the thickest part of the Earth's atmosphere.
Before the astronauts left the space station, NASA said that it was monitoring the impact of Hurricane Idalia, which struck on Wednesday morning on the Florida Gulf Coast. The storm hit northern Florida before entering southern Georgia and entering the states of North and South Carolina.
Following the announcement of the Emirati astronaut’s landing, Emirati President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed wrote on his account on the “X” platform, congratulating Al Neyadi on the arrival of the Emirati astronaut to Earth, saying: “My son Sultan Al Neyadi, thank God for your safe return to Earth after the longest Arab mission in space.”
He added: "With the national work teams, you made a historic Emirati achievement and contributed to the service of science and humanity. With all of you, our ambitions in the field of space are great and continuous. Science is our weapon, and the efforts of our children are our asset. May God grant us success."
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, also congratulated “the people of the Emirates and all Arab youth on the safe return of Sultan Al Neyadi to planet Earth, the first Arab astronaut on a long mission on the International Space Station.”
He added, in his account on the “X” platform: “Sultan conducted 200 scientific research missions... and spent more than 4,400 hours in space... and inspired millions of Arab youth that we are capable of making a positive contribution to humanity’s scientific and cultural journey.”
It is noteworthy that the spacecraft crew spent six months aboard the orbital laboratory after launching its mission to the station early last March.
During their time in space, the Crew 6 astronauts were scheduled to supervise more than 200 scientific and technological projects.
The vehicle landed off the coast of Florida, USA
The first footage of astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi exiting the Dragon spacecraft after returning to Earth.
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