With Sultan Al Neyadi’s safe return to Earth, the UAE’s cosmic ambitions burn brighter

With his safe return to Earth, Emirati astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi has joined a very select group of people – that tiny proportion of humanity who have made the perilous journey into orbit to experience the void of space, witness the sun rise over the rim of our planet and feel the weightlessness of zero gravity.

Dr Al Neyadi’s stint in orbit was a milestone for the UAE, too, and a symbol of the country’s ambitions in the realm of science and exploration. Welcoming the astronaut back, President Sheikh Mohamed wrote on X, formerly known…