Watch: World’s tallest tower Burj Khalifa lights up Dubai night sky with UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi’s picture

Spacewalker returned to the country on Monday after longest Arab space mission on ISS

Last updated: September 18, 2023 | 21:24

Khitam Al Amir, Chief News Editor

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Dubai: The world’s tallest building in Dubai - the 828-metre Burj Khalifa - lit up tonight with the portrait of UAE’s space hero Sultan Al Neyadi, who returned to the country earlier today after completing the longest Arab space mission.

The display marked the astronaut’s homecoming after his six-month mission onboard the International Space Station, during which he became the first Arab to perform a spacewalk.

Earlier today, Al Neyadi had arrived at Abu Dhabi airport in the afternoon after spending two weeks in the US recovering and readjusting to the Earth’s gravity.

A grand welcome-back ceremony was accorded to the ‘Sultan of Space’ upon his arrival at the airport.