Mr Al Neyadi and Nasa astronaut Chris Cassidy at the Johnson Space Centre in Houston, Texas.
Emirati astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi has completed Nasa's intense T-38 Talon supersonic jet training. All photos courtesy of Mr Al Neyadi Twitter
The T-38 jets have been used by Nasa to train astronauts since the 1960s.
Mr Al Neyadi and his American colleague on the way to train on a T-38 jet.
Mr Al Neyadi on a T-38 jet, which travels faster than the speed of sound and prepares astronauts for spaceflight.
Flying the supersonic jet involves traveling at speeds of Mach 1.6 and experiencing more than seven G-forces, or seven times the gravity, because of the speed – enough to make an average person unconscious.
Mr Al Neyadi on board the T-38 Talon supersonic jet.
Mr Al Neyadi prepares for a training session on a T-38 supersonic jet.
Mr Al Neyadi and Nasa astronaut Chris Cassidy at the Johnson Space Centre in Houston, Texas.
Emirati astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi has completed Nasa's intense T-38 Talon supersonic jet training. All photos courtesy of Mr Al Neyadi Twitter
The T-38 jets have been used by Nasa to train astronauts since the 1960s.
Mr Al Neyadi and his American colleague on the way to train on a T-38 jet.
Mr Al Neyadi on a T-38 jet, which travels faster than the speed of sound and prepares astronauts for spaceflight.
Flying the supersonic jet involves traveling at speeds of Mach 1.6 and experiencing more than seven G-forces, or seven times the gravity, because of the speed – enough to make an average person unconscious.
Mr Al Neyadi on board the T-38 Talon supersonic jet.
Mr Al Neyadi prepares for a training session on a T-38 supersonic jet.
Mr Al Neyadi and Nasa astronaut Chris Cassidy at the Johnson Space Centre in Houston, Texas.
