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Nora Al Matrooshi, the first Arab female astronaut, and Mr Al Mulla with their Nasa colleagues earlier this year when their training in Houston first started.

Mohammed Al Mulla, a former Dubai Police helicopter pilot, is progressing in his training at Nasa to become an astronaut. He recently completed survival training in a remote location in Alabama with nine of his Nasa colleagues. Here, he is seen building a shelter in the wilderness. All photos: Mr Al Mulla / Twitter

Mr Al Mulla with his Nasa colleagues.

Mr Al Mulla in the wilderness during the survival training.

Survival training involves learning to use resources to build fires and shelter.

The astronaut trainees take a selfie together.

The group were required to learn how to build fires, gather water and food, and build shelters.

They had to work as a team.

Effective teamwork is essential in space, especially during spacewalks, work inside the International Space Station and during the cruise phase.

Nora Al Matrooshi, the first Arab female astronaut, and Mr Al Mulla with their Nasa colleagues earlier this year when their training in Houston first started.

Mohammed Al Mulla, a former Dubai Police helicopter pilot, is progressing in his training at Nasa to become an astronaut. He recently completed survival training in a remote location in Alabama with nine of his Nasa colleagues. Here, he is seen building a shelter in the wilderness. All photos: Mr Al Mulla / Twitter

Mr Al Mulla with his Nasa colleagues.

Mr Al Mulla in the wilderness during the survival training.

Survival training involves learning to use resources to build fires and shelter.

The astronaut trainees take a selfie together.

The group were required to learn how to build fires, gather water and food, and build shelters.

They had to work as a team.

Effective teamwork is essential in space, especially during spacewalks, work inside the International Space Station and during the cruise phase.

Nora Al Matrooshi, the first Arab female astronaut, and Mr Al Mulla with their Nasa colleagues earlier this year when their training in Houston first started.

Emirati astronauts complete gruelling survival training in US wilderness

Mohammed Al Mulla and Nora Al Matrooshi learnt how to build fires, make shelters and gather food and water

February 22, 2022

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