Watch UAE astronauts Hazza, Sultan train to spacewalk

Monday, 15 March 2021 15:37

By ARN News Staff

UAE astronauts Hazzaa Al Mansoori and Sultan Al Neyadi are preparing for their future space missions at Nasa's Johnson Space Centre in Houston, Texas.

In a video released by the Dubai Media Office, the two men are seen learning how to spacewalk at the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL).

The facility features a large indoor pool that's designed to provide neutral buoyancy to simulate microgravity.

Astronauts Hazzaa AlMansoori and Sultan AlNeyadi train at the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) in preparation for their future missions.#UAE @MBRSpaceCentre @NASA_Johnson pic.twitter.com/1vo0DSXgHs
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) March 15, 2021

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