She also served as vice president of the Youth Council at the National Petroleum Construction Company for three consecutive years and later worked as a Technical Specialist at ADNOC.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and astronaut Neil Armstrong, AlMatrooshi lives by the motto 'Do what makes you happy.'

She dreams of elevating the UAE's reputation in the global space sector and aspires to land on the Moon aboard an Emirati spacecraft.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.

Her training covered five major categories: spacewalking at the Neutral Buoyancy Lab, robotics, ISS systems, piloting the T-38 jet, and Russian language lessons.