Arab Astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi Participates in Astroskin Supported Research Aboard the International Space Station

June 20, 2023

Sultan Al Neyadi is an Emirati astronaut and one of the first two astronauts from the United Arab Emirates, along with Hazza Al Mansouri. As part of Expedition 69, he's participating in the longest Arab space mission in history!

Sultan Al Neyadi was launched into orbit February 26th, 2023 aboard SpaceX's Crew-6 mission, which was also carrying Astroskin resupply payload. He's involved in hundreds of scientific activities including 19 major scientific experiments for the UAE.

One of these experiments involves measuring his vital signs in the ISS space environment using the Bio-Monitor Astroskin wearable sensors system. 

What I'm wearing isn't just any shirt. The Bio-Monitor smart shirt & headband I have on tracks vital health stats such as heart rate, blood pressure & more offering insights into our body's response to microgravity. This technology can be a game-changer for remote healthcare.🩺🔬 pic.twitter.com/e6YHC975kK

— Sultan AlNeyadi (@Astro_Alneyadi) May 31, 2023

Astroskin Abord the ISS

The Astroskin Bio-Monitor system first reached the International Space Station in December 2018, and has been commissionned by Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques in January 2019. The wearable vital signs monitoring system has since been used by astronauts to participate in one of the many ongoing research projects on human physiology in microgravity using the platform.

Astroskin is also used by hundreds of researchers on Earth to push the boundaries of medical knowledge.

Here's a list of space launches that carried Astroskin payloads as of June 2023:

1. SpaceX CRS-16 (December 5th, 2018)
2. Cygnus NG-11 (April 17th, 2019)
3. SpaceX CRS-18 (July 25th, 2019)
4. SpaceX CRS-19 (December 5th, 2019
5. SpaceX CRS-20 (March 7th, 2020)
6. Cygnus NG-14 (October 3rd, 2020)
7. SpaceX CRS-21 (December 6th, 2020)
8. SpaceX CRS-22 (June 3rd, 2021)
9. SpaceX CRS-23 (August 29th, 2021)
10. SpaceX Crew-4 (April 27th, 2022)
11. SpaceX Crew-5 (October 5th, 2022)
12. SpaceX Crew-6 (February 26th, 2023)
13. SpaceX NG-19 (May 6th, 2023)
14. SpaceX CRS-28 (June 5th, 2023)