Nora al-Matrooshi

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UAE's Nora al-Matrooshi Selected As 1st Arab Woman For Astronaut Training

UAE’s Nora al-Matrooshi created history as being the first Arab woman to be selected for astronaut training in NASA. The 27-year-old, a mechanical engineering student will soon join NASA's 2021 Astronaut Candidate Class in US. Based on the practical, physical, psychological & scientific abilities, Matrooshi was selected among 4,300 candidates. Notably, expanding its space sector, the UAE government in 2017 had launched a National Space… read-more

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 - 07:40 PM / by Anvitha Shetty

Tags: UAE, Astronaut, Space, Space Training, Nora al-Matrooshi

Courtesy: Times of India