Watch Emirati astronaut Sultan AlNeyadi gearing up for space mission AlNeyadi was handpicked from a group of astronauts at Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre Published: July 25, 2022 21:57 Sonia Shah, Senior Visual Journalist and Faisal Masudi, Assistant Editor Video Credit: Supplied In a historic announcement, the UAE on Monday revealed that Emirati astronaut Sultan Saif AlNeyadi has become the first Arab selected to serve on the International Space Station (ISS) on a six-month mission.