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Photos: UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi's journey home after six-month mission on ISS

'Sultan of Space' completes longest space mission in Arab history

Last updated: September 04, 2023 | 17:14

Compiled by Christian Borbon, Senior Web Editor

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First view from inside the Dragon ahead of undocking procedures from the ISS.

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Sultan Al Neyadi puts on his spacesuit and helmet.

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Dragon successfully undocks from ISS.

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Upon departing the station, Dragon underwent a sequence of departure burns. The crew had a rest period and has since kicked off preparations for reentry, including getting in their launching reentry suits and successfully performing a leak check.

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The spacecraft executes a series of departure burns to move away from the ISS. Dragon will reenter the Earth's atmosphere and splash down in ~ 17 hours.

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SpaceX 's Dragon Endeavour delighted many as it streaked across Florida skies.

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The SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft is seen as it lands with NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren "Woody" Hoburg, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev aboard in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida..

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Dragon Endeavour during re-entry. Signals lost as blackout time begins. There is no communication with the spacecraft possible now. The loss of signal will last for 7 minutes due to the plasma formation during re-entry

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Blackout period ends and communication signals are back.

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Dragon’s two drogue parachutes have been deployed, slowing down the spacecraft’s descent.

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Crew-6 members including Sultan Al Neyadi splash down off the coast of Florida. Parachutes are cut down and released

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Support teams work around the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft shortly after it landed with NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren "Woody" Hoburg, UAE astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev aboard in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida.

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SpaceX recovery vessel approaches the Dragon for recovery.

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Recovery team members are now on the capsule.

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SpaceX recovery vessel Megan approaches Dragon for recovery.

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The Dragon capsule will soon be lifted on to the recovery platform of the Recovery Vessel Megan using hydraulic lift

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Dragon Endeavour is now placed into the nest of SpaceX recovery vessel Megan.

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First view from inside the Dragon after it was nested onto the recovery vessel. The crew members are now waiting to egress.

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Dragon hatch opened.

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Sultan Al Neyadi egresses from the Dragon Endeavour capsule. Al Neyadi is the last crew member of Crew-6 to exit the capsule

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UAE astronaut Sultan Alneyadi is helped out of the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship MEGAN after he, NASA astronauts Warren "Woody" Hoburg, Stephen Bowen, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev landed in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida after six-months in space as part of Expedition 69 aboard the International Space Station.

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