Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid announces the first Arab female astronaut

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid announces the first Arab female astronaut 

Dubai Ruler, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, announced two new Emirati astronauts, including the first Arab female astronaut.

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And he said in a tweet via his personal account on Twitter: "Today, we announce, praise be to God, two new Emirati astronauts... among them the first Arab female astronaut... Noura Al Matrooshi and Mohammed Al Mulla... They were chosen from among more than 4000 applicants... and their training will begin soon within The NASA Astronaut Programme..we congratulate the homeland with them..and count on them to raise the name of the Emirates in the sky.

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