Amna Al Ketbi (Dubai)
Astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi continues his training program in preparation to work as an operator on the International Space Station for 6 months over the next year, where he will undergo mission-specific training, including learning to operate the Crew Dragon spacecraft, and 6-hour diving exercises.
In this context, Sultan Al Neyadi, the Emirati astronaut, visited the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, from where mankind launched towards the moon more than fifty years ago. In addition to the Saturn 5 rocket that brought man to the moon.
The Kennedy Space Center is an important platform for the purpose of launching manned rockets, and the center served as one of three bases for the US space shuttle. It has been in space since 1968 and houses the world’s fourth largest building, the Saturn 5 Rocket Supply Building.
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The Kennedy Center is an important platform for the purpose of launching manned rockets
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The center is located on Merritt Island in Florida, halfway between Miami and Jacksonville on Florida’s space coast east of Orlando. The center is 55 kilometers long and approximately 9.7 kilometers wide and covers an area of 570 square kilometers. The Kennedy Space Center is a central tourist destination in the state of Florida and an hour from the city of Orlando.
Astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi’s visit to the Kennedy Space Center comes as part of the training program, in preparation to work as an operator on the International Space Station for a period of 6 months over the next year, as Al Neyadi undergoes mission-specific training in Houston, including learning to operate the Crew Dragon spacecraft and diving training for 6 hours.
