- Home
- Middle East
- UAE
- Humaid Al Nuaimi awards astronauts Al Mansoori, Al Neyadi the ‘First Ajman Medal of Achievement’
Humaid Al Nuaimi Awards Astronauts Al Mansoori, Al Neyadi The ‘First Ajman Medal Of Achievement’
Umer Jamshaid Published November 21, 2019 | 11:30 PM
H.H. Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ajman, in the presence of H.H. Sheikh Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Crown Prince of Ajman, today received, at the Ruler's Court, Emirati astronauts Hazza Al Mansoori and Sultan Al Neyadi, and awarded them the "First Ajman Medal of Achievement," in recognition of their efforts to perform their national duties, raise the UAE’s name high among countries, and participate in space missions
AJMAN, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM - 21st Nov, 2019) H.H. Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ajman, in the presence of H.H. Sheikh Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Crown Prince of Ajman, today received, at the Ruler's Court, Emirati astronauts Hazza Al Mansoori and Sultan Al Neyadi, and awarded them the "First Ajman Medal of Achievement," in recognition of their efforts to perform their national duties, raise the UAE’s name high among countries, and participate in space missions.
During his meeting with the astronauts and their delegation, which included Hamad Al Mansoori, Chairman of the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre, Yousef Hamad Al Shaibani, Director-General of the Centre, and several employees of the centre, Sheikh Humaid expressed his pride to all people for the UAE’s international achievements.
He also praised the UAE’s leadership for supporting the UAE’s youth and building creative, educated and conscious generations armed with science and knowledge, based on their belief in the importance of developing people and preparing them for a productive life in a developing world.
He congratulated the two astronauts and the team from the centre on the success of the mission entrusted to the Emirati astronauts while pointing out that the journey of Al Mansoori to the International Space Station, ISS, is a historic event and a milestone in the UAE's record of achievements.
Sheikh Humaid called on Al Mansoori, Al Neyadi their colleagues, as well as the employees of the UAE Space Programme, to persevere and continue their work and diligence during the coming period because the road is still long and the ambitions of the UAE in the area of space are great.
He then thanked the members of the Emirati team who contributed to the journey to the ISS and helped achieve its success and the desired objectives of its engineers and technicians.
During the meeting, Sheikh Humaid and the audience listened to a detailed explanation of the mission completed by Al Mansoori, including the scientific experiments and research done aboard the ISS and the exercises carried out by Al Mansoori and Al Neyadi at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre.
Recent Stories
Currency Rate In Pakistan - Dollar, Euro, Pound, Riyal Rates On 23 April 2024
Today Gold Rate in Pakistan 23 April 2024
Islam enlightened world with its teachings about knowledge: Dr Jamileh
Record London close as oil prices drop on easing Middle East fears
TV tower in Kharkiv struck as Russia captured village
LCCI language courses from May 1
Governor for service oriented governance in Punjab
Survivors tell of panic at C.Africa river boat disaster
Enrolment campaign, awareness walk held in Lower Chitral
“Say no to plastic- yes to tress” campaign kicks off in Attock
'PML-N secures people's trust in by-polls'
Girl dies as pole falls in street
More Stories From Middle East
-
UAE announces ‘Zero Bureaucracy Program’ to reduce bureaucracy
3 months ago -
COP28 President-Designate welcomes Transitional Committee agreement to operationalise Loss and Damag ..
6 months ago -
Global Media Congress 2023 to feature Co-Production Majlis as a new networking platform
6 months ago -
Young female athletes shine at Abu Dhabi World Youth Jiu-Jitsu Championship
6 months ago -
King of Jordan receives Abdullah bin Zayed and ministers participating in Arab coordination meeting
6 months ago -
Abdullah bin Zayed participates in coordination meeting of Arab foreign ministers, joint meeting wit ..
6 months ago
-
3rd annual conference of Emirates Society of Clinical Microbiology kicks off in Dubai
6 months ago -
SIBF 2023 hosts Nobel laureate to discuss emergence of ‘Afrofuturism’ in global discourse
6 months ago -
ALC announces winners of Kanz Al Jeel Award 2023
6 months ago -
SIBF turns spotlight on remarkable contributions of women
6 months ago -
Global assets in spot bitcoin ETFs hit $4.16 billion
6 months ago -
Rescuers struggle to find Nepal quake survivors as deaths reach 157
6 months ago