Life in Space: UAE Astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi Reads Comic Books

UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi is spending his free time on the International Space Station (ISS) reading his favorite comics, The Adventures of Tintin.

Al Neyadi posted an image of himself reading the comics, with miniature figurines of Tintin in a spacesuit and a rocket floating in the background.

"One of the comics I read on the ISS is that of Tintin – a visionary series that was originally written in the 1950s that dreamt of space travel even before humanity took its first leap into orbit," Al Neyadi tweeted on Saturday.

The cartoon series follows the adventures of a character named Tintin who goes on a voyage to the Moon. His space adventures were spread across a two-part series called Destination Moon and Explorers on the Moon.

Al Neyadi has been on a six-month mission since March 3rd, making it the Arab world's first long-duration space trip.

So far, only few countries have been able to send astronauts on long-term missions to the ISS, and the UAE is the latest country to join this elite list.

Image source: @Astro_Alneyadi Twitter account.