A private doctor keeps up with his health condition throughout the mission period
«Adapting to microgravity». Sultan Al Neyadi's first mission in space
Crew-6 astronauts will conduct several scientific experiments. Archival
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Yesterday, Emirati astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi began the first day of his mission at the International Space Station, after arriving with the crew-6 crew, where he joined the crew of Mission 68 consisting of astronauts "NASA" and "Roscosmos", so that the crew of the two teams, which includes 11 people, began working until the departure of Crew-5.
Mission 68/69 Joint Mission includes working on installing the final parts (solar panels) of "iRosa" on the International Space Station, in addition to conducting experiments and scientific research, before the departure of the crew of Mission 68.
Emirati astronaut Hazza Al Mansoori revealed the next step for the mission crew, saying: "I watched moment by moment the arrival and docking of the Dragon and the reception of the crew-6 crew from the mission control center at Johnson Center. The next stage for new astronauts is the process of acclimatizing to microgravity in their first week on board the station."
Saif Al-Neyadi, the father of Sultan Al-Neyadi, said: "We pray to God Almighty to help him, help him, facilitate his matter, protect him and guard him with his eye that never sleeps, and to return him safely and well, raising the name of his country and all Arabs."
For its part, the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre confirmed yesterday that astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi's doctor, Dr. Hanan Al Suwaidi, keeps pace with his health during the longest space mission in the history of the Arabs, after accompanying him during the preparations, as she had played this role during the first Emirati mission to the International Space Station in 2019.
During the mission, Sultan Al Neyadi will conduct 19 scientific experiments, in cooperation with NASA, the European Space Agency, the Canadian Space Agency, the National Center for Space Studies in France, and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), covering a range of areas, most notably the cardiovascular system, back pain, testing and experimenting with technologies, epigenetics, the immune system, fluid science, plants, materials, in addition to the study of sleep and radiation.
The "Cardiovascular System" trial aims to provide the scientific study of the cardiovascular system in the mission as a platform to explore potential mechanisms and help develop interventions to slow vascular aging and improve health and quality of life, while the "Back Pain" trial aims not only to report preventive measures to reduce the risk of herniated disc in astronauts, but also to provide insights into spinal stability related to improving back health in the general public. and advanced development on board future space platforms, addressing gaps in hardware product development, advanced manufacturing and technology deployment.
The study of "epigenetics" seeks to contribute to the basic understanding of genetic phenomena with applications in the development of precautionary measures for biomedical conditions and the generation of integrated strategies for personalized medicine, while the study of the "immune system" provides studies on how space missions affect the immune system, while the study of "fluid science" allows research on this topic in space, helping to understand fluids in a zero-gravity environment. The study of botany contributes to the application of new information gained from research on board the International Space Station to provide astronauts with food during their space missions. Materials science helps improve our understanding of material processing and properties. The study of sleep helps analyze sleep aboard the International Space Station, and finally the study of radiation that helps develop and enhance capabilities to predict exposure to space radiation for future exploration missions.
According to NASA, the crew-6 crew will be able to watch the arrival of cargo spacecraft, including the SpaceX Dragon cargo vehicle and Progress, and will also have the opportunity to welcome the astronauts of the Axiom 2 mission and the crew of the Boeing orbital flight test mission.
Crew-6 astronauts will conduct several scientific experiments, some of which include new scientific research to prepare for human missions beyond low Earth orbit, and then benefit from their results in various life sciences on Earth.
The International Space Station is a modular station (habitable satellite) in low-Earth orbit, a multinational cooperative project involving five participating space agencies: NASA, the Russian Space Agency (Roscosmos), Japan's JAXA, the European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency.
Ownership and use of the space station are determined by intergovernmental treaties and conventions.
The station serves as a laboratory for space environment and microgravity research, conducting scientific research in astrobiology, astronomy, meteorology, physics and other fields.
The International Space Station is the place to test spacecraft systems and equipment for potential future long-term missions to the Moon and Mars.
The idea for the International Space Station program emerged from two projects: NASA's Space Station Freedom, a U.S. proposal designed in 1984 to build a station that moves in orbit around the Earth and is permanently inhabited. The second contemporary project of the first was the Soviet-Russian Mir 2 project, which was proposed in 1976 with similar goals.
The International Space Station is the ninth space station inhabited by space crews, as it was preceded by several stations, manufactured by the programs "Salyut", "Almaz", the Soviet Mir station (later Russian), and the American "Skylab" station.
The International Space Station is the largest man-made station in space, the largest satellite in low Earth orbit, and can be regularly seen with the naked eye from the Earth's surface.
The ISS maintains an average altitude orbit of 400 kilometers (250 miles) through so-called altitude maneuvers, in which the station uses engines mounted on the service module (Zvezda). The International Space Station orbits the Earth in about 93 minutes, completing 15.5 cycles a day.
The station is divided into two parts: the Russian orbital part (ROS), which is operated by Russia, and the orbital part of the United States (USOS), which is operated by the United States, among many other countries.
The Russian space agency Roscosmos has agreed to keep the Russian orbital part of the station operational until 2024, after having previously proposed using elements of this part to build a new Russian space station called Opsec.
The first parts of the International Space Station were launched in 1998, and the first long-term astronaut mission arrived at the station on November 2000, 21, and since then the International Space Station has been continuously inhabited for 86 years and 357 days, the longest continuous period of human existence in low Earth orbit, surpassing the previous record of nine years and <> days set by the Russian Mir Space Station.
• "International Terminal. A laboratory for space environment research and orbiting the Earth in 93 minutes."
Al Neyadi's father:
• «We pray to God to help him and facilitate his matter, and return him safely, raising the name of his country and all Arabs».