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UAE Astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi's Return to Earth Gets Postponed ‏

UAE Astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi's Return to Earth Gets Postponed

Publish date: Sunday، 03 September 2023

UAE Astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi's Return to Earth Gets Postponed

NASA has announced that Crew-6's departure from the International Space Station (ISS) got postponed due to unfavorable weather conditions near splashdown sites off the coast of Florida.

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Sultan Al Neyadi and the rest of the crew were supposed to undock from the ISS on Saturday, September 2nd, and splash down off the coast of Florida at 8:58 am (UAE time) on Sunday, September 3rd.

According to Nasa and SpaceX, the next available undocking opportunity is now no earlier than Sunday, September 3rd.

Crew-6 is now expected to come home on Monday, September 4th, depending on weather conditions.

Weather delay: @NASA and @SpaceX are standing down from the Sept. 2, departure of #Crew6 from the @Space_Station.

The next available undocking opportunity is no earlier than 7:05am ET on Sept. 3, with a splashdown no earlier than 12:07am ET on Sept. 4.https://t.co/wtlYbi9d7q pic.twitter.com/ioKq6XD4XZ
— NASA Commercial Crew (@Commercial_Crew) September 1, 2023

Besides Al Neyadi, the rest of the mission's crew consists of two NASA astronauts, Mission Commander Stephen Bowen, and Pilot Warren Hoburg; and Andrey Fedyaev, who along with Al Neyadi served as a mission specialist to the space station for the science expedition mission.

Image source: @Commercial_Crew Twitter account.

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