Hazza Al Mansouri and Sultan Al Neyadi were received in Dubai by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre.
Sheikh Hamdan highlighted the importance of their upcoming mission and discussed the various steps of the UAE Astronaut Programme.
The men are taking a well-earned break from their intensive training schedule in Russia.
Next week we'll find out which one of the two has been chosen to blast off into space and become the first ever Emirati to take part in an extraterrestrial mission.
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