Nora Al Matrooshi

Nora AlMatrooshi
نورا المطروشي
AlMatrooshi in 2022
Born	1993 (age 31–32) Emirate of Sharjah, UAE
Status	Active
Space career
MBRSC astronaut
Selection	MBRSC Group 2 (2021) NASA Group 23 (2021)

Nora AlMatrooshi (Arabic: نورا المطروشي; born 1993) is the first Emirati and Arab woman astronaut, selected as part of the second batch of the UAE Astronaut Programme. In 2024, she graduated from the NASA Astronaut Candidate Class training programme and received her astronaut pin, establishing her as a fully qualified astronaut prepared for future space missions.