Amna Al Ketbi (Dubai)
Hazaa Al-Mansoori, the reserve astronaut, revealed that the crew of the SpaceX Crew 6 mission completed yesterday, at the Kennedy Space Center, the final preparations for the launch day scheduled for tomorrow, at 10 and 45 minutes in the morning UAE time, explaining that Sultan Al-Neyadi, the astronaut and the mission team, are carrying out training operations. And he indicated that it included the preparation period for the launch to the International Station, the procedure of the main crew, an accurate simulation of the launch process, which included the procedures that precede the moment of launch, including the experience of wearing the suit for the mission, while the team that includes Sultan Al Neyadi, the mission specialist, and Stephen Bowen, the commander The mission, from NASA, Warren Hoberg, the vehicle commander, and Andrei Fedyaev, the mission specialist, are fully ready to start the mission. The Falcon 9 missile launches from platform No. 39A, which is reusable in two stages, as it was designed and manufactured from It is accepted by the “SpaceX” company, for the reliable and safe transportation of people and payloads to Earth’s orbit and beyond, and it is also considered the first reusable orbital missile in the world, and after the successful launch, the “SpaceX Dr” spacecraft will separate Agon Endeavor”, to start its path towards its destination, the International Space Station, at a speed of approximately 17,500 miles per hour.
The crew astronauts will conduct more than 200 scientific experiments during their mission, some of which will include new scientific research to prepare for human exploration outside low Earth orbit, and then benefit from its results in various life sciences on Earth. The experiments include studies on how certain materials burn in microgravity, and tissue chip research on heart, brain, and cartilage functions.