The 28-year-old mechanical engineer from Sharjah -- one of the seven emirates that make up the UAE -- has dreamt about space since she was a girl, learning about planets and stars at school.

First Arab woman astronaut Nora al-Matrooshi in training

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First Arab woman astronaut Nora al-Matrooshi in training