UAE’s first female astronaut will graduate from NASA next year

Texas ( UAE Updates – Zohaib )

The United Arab Emirates’ first female astronaut Nora Al Matrooshi will graduate from the NASA program early next year.

After completing her graduation, Nora Al Matrooshi will be eligible for US-led space missions.

Nora and her partner Mohammed Al Mulla have been training at the Johnson Space Center in Texas since January last year.

According to Arab media, these are the new astronauts of the United Arab Emirates. A representative of the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center has said that Emirati astronauts Nora Al Matrooshi and Mohammed Al Mulla have recently completed rigorous training in NASA’s training program for 2021.

He has further said that the two astronauts will be eligible for flight after completing their graduation in early 2024.