UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi set to be first Arab to walk in space

UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi will make history as the first Arab to walk in space on April 28

UAE Astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi will make history by being the first Arab to walk in space later this month.

Inspirational Al Neyadi and his Crew-6 teammates docked with the International Space Station (ISS) in March following a 24-hour flight on board the SpaceX Dragon Endeavor spacecraft.

He will remain at the ISS for six months and on April 28 will take a giant leap and step outside the space station for a historic spacewalk.

UAE astronaut spacewalk

The announcement was made by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai.

In a post on social media, Sheikh Hamdan said: “Inspired by Zayed’s ambitions, today our ambassador to space @Astro_Alneyadi is preparing for the first spacewalk by an Arab astronaut on 28 April. This will make the UAE the 10th country to undertake Extravehicular Activity (EVA) on the @Space_Station.”

Before the UAE’s spacewalk, scheduled for April 28, only nine other countries have taken a spacewalk at the ISS. They are:

• USA
• Russia
• Canada
• France
• Japan
• Germany
• Sweden
• Italy
• UK

In a separate post on Twitter Sheikh Hamdan wished Sultan Al Neyadi luck for the historic achievement.