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[i] The selected candidates will now undergo final interviews conducted by a committee consisting of specialists from MBRSC, including pioneering Emirati astronauts Hazzaa AlMansoori and Sultan AlNeyadi, along with NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) astronauts Anne McClain and Jessica Meir. The UAE Astronaut Programme is part of the country's National Space Programme aimed at training and preparing a team of Emiratis for scientific space missions. Two final candidates will be selected for the UAE Astronaut Programme. "The average age of the 14 applicants is 31 years, with the youngest candidate being 24 years old and the oldest at 38. The applicants have diverse educational backgrounds – nine of them hold a bachelor's degree; four a master's degree; and one with a doctorate degree. In terms of professional backgrounds, nine candidates were from the engineering sector, four from the aviation sector and one from metrology," the MBRSC said in a statement sent to Gulf News. "The two astronauts from the second batch of the UAE Astronaut Programme will join the '2021 NASA Astronaut Candidate Class', as part of a joint strategic agreement between the UAE and the United States of America, to train them at NASA's Johnson Space Center. The new astronauts will undergo a training plan within the UAE to ensure that they are ready to train with NASA astronauts," it added.[/i]
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