United Arab Emirates (UAE) astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi, has conducted a space experiment— “Ring Sheared Drop” to cure Alzheimer’s disease on International Space Station (ISS), local media reported.
Al Neyadi continues the longest mission of Arab astronauts aboard the ISS, which lasts for six months.
On experimental apparatus that supports advanced aeronautical biology research, Al Neyadi and NASA astronaut Frank Rubio worked all day on Monday.
Also Read Watch: UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi shows how water looks in space “Al Neyadi installed a syringe filled with a protein solution inside the Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG) for the Ring Sheared Drop (RSD) experiment that may provide potential treatments for neuro-degenerative diseases,” NASA was quoted as saying by Gulf News.
Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) shared photo of Neyadi and his colleague.
The Space Centre said, “A photo of astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi and his colleague Warren Hoburg holding the tools used to open the “Unity” module space-facing side aboard the International Space Station.”
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