18: Hazza and Dr Sultan’s training for space travel at Nasa

On the 25th of September 2019 Hazza Al Manouri became the first Emirati in space. Four days before the 1 year anniversary of that event, Hazza and reserve astronaut Dr Sultan Al Neyadi arrived in the US to begin training with NASA.

Sarwat Nasir of The National talks to the Emirati astronauts about the training they are going to receive and the plans for the UAE’s space programme.