DUBAI, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- Emirati astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi, who is currently participating in the longest-ever Arab space expedition on the International Space Station (ISS), is set to return to Earth on Sep. 3 after concluding a six-month mission.

Al Neyadi is scheduled to leave the ISS on Sept. 2 aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, which is expected to execute a splashdown off the coast of Florida, the United States, on Sept. 3, according to the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

During his tenure aboard the ISS, Al Neyadi was involved in more than 200 scientific experiments, including plant genetics, human life sciences, and protein crystallization growth, among many others.

Al Neyadi also accomplished a number of firsts for a UAE astronaut during this mission, including becoming the first Arab to complete a spacewalk, alongside his fellow crewmate NASA astronaut Bowen. Enditem

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