
Expedition 69 Crew Arrive at UAE Embassy for Iftar Dinner
UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, NASA astronauts Frank Rubio and Stephen Bowen, and guests are seen during an Iftar dinner, Thursday, March 21, 2024, at the UAE Embassy in Washington. Bowen and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)