Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Mak , Deputy Head of State Prime Minister of Dubai, announced the names of the two new Emirati astronauts as part of the UAE astronaut program at its second session, including the first Arab astronaut.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Mak said: "Thankfully today we announce two new United Arab Emirates astronauts. They had their first Arab astronaut. Nora El - chi and Mohamed Mulla. They were selected from more than 4000 applicants. Their training will soon begin in NASA's astronaut program. Bless them home. We count on them to raise the name of the Emirates in heaven. "

The two new leaders join astronauts Hajer al-Mansuri and Sultan al-Nayadi, together forming a quadri team under the UAE astronaut programme, which supports the UAE's space exploration ambition.

The second batch of the Emirates Space Exploration Programme includes the first Arab astronaut, Nora Al- chi, with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of the Emirates in 2015, with expertise in engineering.

She was distinguished in engineering and mathematics during her academic career, and placed first at the UAE level at the 2011 International Mathematics Olympiad. She also represented UAE youth at the U.N. Youth Conference in summer 2018 and winter 2019.

Mulla is currently a pilot at the Dubai Police Air Wing Centre, with extensive experience of 15 years, and is the Head of the Training Section of the Dubai Police Air Wing Centre.

The future tasks of the United Arab Emirates's astronauts and astronauts enrich the global scientific community with new scientific knowledge and discoveries and support the Arab scientific contribution to civilization, human knowledge and the creation of a better future for humanity.

The two astronauts from the second batch are to join the NASA Astronaut 2021 program as part of a joint cooperation agreement between the United States and the United States of America to be trained at the NASA Johnson Space Center in the United States.

The two new pilots will be trained in human space flight, research and space flight control, and crews will be trained in low-orbit missions through the Human Exploration Research Symmetry Simulation Project system, which also examines how missions deal with periods of extreme isolation.

It should be noted that the Emirates astronaut programme is one of the projects managed by the National Space Programme of the United Arab Emirates and financed by the Information and Communication Technology Fund of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, which aims to support research and development in the information and communication technology sector in the United Arab Emirates and to promote the integration of the State at the global level.