Sultan Al Neyadi, an astronaut from the United Arab Emirates, said he is “ready for his next mission” after returning to Earth following a six-month stay on the International Space Station (ISS).Dr. Al Neyadi was in “great health,” according to Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) director general Salem Al Marri, who wrote in a social media post on Wednesday.
Before returning to the UAE to be greeted as a hero, the Emirati astronaut is now in Houston, Texas, getting medical attention.Dr. Al Neyadi spent six months on the ISS and returned to Earth on Monday in a SpaceX spacecraft after a 17-hour flight.This was the first long-term mission for the Arab world and the UAE’s second human space voyage. The first Arab astronaut to do a spacewalk was Dr. Al Neyadi.
Wednesday morning, Dr. Al Neyadi published his first message following his return to Earth.Dr. Al Neyadi landed off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida, at 8:17 a.m. UAE time on September 4, saying, “I write to you with gravity under my feet and warmth in my heart from all the love and support you all have shared.”