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The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center announced the latest interviews of 18 candidates who successfully passed the previous phase of the emirate astronaut program launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rachid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates United and His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Saïd Zayed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, trained and prepared a team of UAE astronauts and sent them to the United States. Space for various scientific missions
. Included tests Including intelligence tests, neurological abilities, personality tests, etc., as well as individual interviews to assess the mental and psychological aspects of the candidates in order to make sure that they withstand the difficult and unusual conditions of space.
Space "to achieve national space policy objectives and leadership vision to develop a national team of astronauts able to achieve the state's ambitions in this area according to the highest levels of contribution world to reach the UAE to become the center of the sector
"We have reached a milestone in the process of the program to select the first batch of Emirati astronauts who will participate in scientific exploration missions in the United States. Space and appreciate the efforts of all who participated in the process. The assessment up to now and the original interview committee that has managed to select the most qualified candidates for final interviews after full and detailed tests for each candidate.We are also proud of the experts from the Center of national skills that have world-class expertise in managing such programs. Salem Hameed Al Marri, Deputy Director General for Scientific and Technical Affairs and Director of the UAE's Astronaut Program, said: "The previous phase was followed by close monitoring of each of the thirty-nine participants and 18 qualified highest international standards.Emirats of 4 people, where the 18 candidates for the final phase of the talks are nominated by a senior committee of experts from the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center and international space agencies. "
The Program Emirati astronauts will prepare the first Emirati and Arab astronauts to join Among the astronauts of the International Space Station, a fully equipped scientific laboratory, the largest industrial organism orbiting the Earth and one of the most important human innovations.
Two Emirati astronauts will receive training in Russia, one from the main crew and the other from reserve. Composed of a Russian commander and an American astronaut aboard the Soyuz M-12, which will be launched to the International Space Station in April 2019. The rest of the pioneers of the batch will follow training programs intensive which will allow them to perform missions in space for long periods.
Astronauts Have Fads The Fund, launched in 2007, is the first of its kind in the Middle East to support R & D efforts in the country's telecommunications sector, to enrich, support and expand services. technical and promote the integration of the state in the region. The world economy
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