{"id":22048,"date":"2023-03-02T19:25:09","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T11:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/spacex-successfully-launches-crew-6-mission-to-iss-with-second-ever-uae-astronaut-on-board\/"},"modified":"2023-03-02T19:25:09","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T11:25:09","slug":"spacex-successfully-launches-crew-6-mission-to-iss-with-second-ever-uae-astronaut-on-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/spacex-successfully-launches-crew-6-mission-to-iss-with-second-ever-uae-astronaut-on-board\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX successfully launches Crew-6 mission to ISS with second-ever UAE astronaut on board"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Late-night launch lights up the Space Coast<\/h2>\n

At 12:34 a.m. ET, a brand new SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Crew Dragon Endeavour lifted off from LC-39A. While crewed missions always make launches more complicated, it was a clean count the second time around for the crew as both the astronauts and SpaceX gain more experience with the procedures.<\/p>\n

On board is the commander Stephen Bowen, pilot Warren Hoburg, and mission specialists Sultan Al Neyadi and Andrey Fedyaev. Both mission specialists are international astronauts, with Al Neyadi being the first non-ISS partner astronaut to fly on Crew Dragon, thanks to a deal between NASA and Axiom in 2021.<\/p>\n

Credit: Jared Locke \/ Space Explored<\/p>\n

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SpaceX Crew-6 lifting off from LC-39A. Credit: Jared Locke \/ Space Explored<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

UAE\u2019s second astronaut flight and first on SpaceX<\/h2>\n
Image: Derek Wise \/ Space Explored<\/p>\n

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UAE astronaut Sultan AlNeyadi arrival at KSC. Image: Derek Wise \/ Space Explored<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Al Neyadi was selected to be part of the UAE\u2019s first class of astronauts in 2018 alongside Hazza Al Mansouri, the nation\u2019s first person to fly to space on MS-15 in 2019. Mansouri would stay onboard the ISS for about eight days however AlNeyadi will be in space for the full six months like all other expedition members.<\/p>\n

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