UAE
UAE: 61 applicants shortlisted for 2nd astronaut programme
About 61 candidates have been shortlisted from 4,305 applicants for the second batch of the UAE Astronaut Programme, the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) announced on Sunday.
From these shortlisted candidates, two will be selected to be the UAE’s third and fourth astronauts. They will join the ‘2021 Nasa astronaut candidate class’ and train at the Johnson Space Centre, in preparation for future human space flight missions.
The average age of the 61 candidates is 28. About 33 per cent of them are women. They are currently undergoing a final advanced medical test. On completing this test, selected candidates will face an interview.
