UAE selects first Arab woman for NASA’s astronaut training
Emirati national Nora al-Matrooshi, a 27-year-old mechanical engineering graduate currently working at Abu Dhabi’s National Petroleum Construction Company, will join NASA’s 2021 Astronaut Candidate Class in the United States.
2 Emiratis will be chosen out of 4,305 candidates to form the second batch of the UAE Astronaut Programme. Who will join Hazzaa AlMansoori and Sultan AlNeyadi?#UAEAstronauts #UAEAstronautProgramme@TheUAETRA pic.twitter.com/cmtb8NUvce
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To form the second batch of the UAE Astronaut Programme 2 Emiratis will be chosen out of 4,305 candidates. Who will join Hazzaa AlMansoori and Sultan AlNeyadi
Dubai’s Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) said:
Nora was one of 4,300 applicants , Assessed on scientific abilities, education and practical experience. And then on physical, psychological and medical assessments.
UAE selects first Arab woman for NASA’s astronaut training
The UAE launched a National Space Program in 2017 to develop local expertise. Its population of 9.4 million, most of whom are foreign workers, lacks the scientific and industrial base of the big spacefaring nations.
The UAE is using its space program to develop its scientific and technological capabilities and reduce its reliance on oil. In February a UAE probe reached the orbit of the planet Mars, the Arab world’s first interplanetary expedition. The UAE has plans to launch a moon rover by 2024 and even a vision for a Mars settlement by 2117.
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