Dubai: Ambitions are soaring high once again as the stage is set for the lift-off of the UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi to the International Space Station for the historic ‘longest Arab mission in space’.

After a scrubbed launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission on Monday, Al Neyadi, 41, and the other three crew members are scheduled to blast off at 9.34am UAE time from NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, US.

Gulf News brings you all the live updates of the launch.

10 minutes to lift-off

Good luck! Godspeed and enjoy the ride! SpaceX wishes Crew-6

All system remain go for launch

Everything's still looking good for launch of Falcon-9 and Dragon endeavor just under 15 minutes from now. Everybody looks pretty calm and chill, given that they are going to space.

Crew-6 members have closed their helmet visors and Dragon launch escape system is getting armed

Launch director gives final go for launch

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission are scheduled to blast off at 9.34am UAE time from NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, US.

Ready for launch

Mission Control Houston and The International Space Station flight control team are ready for launch. The crew in orbit is currently in a sleep period and they are scheduled to wake up at midnight Central Time.

Key milestones for the Crew-6 mission launch

What happens when an astronaut wants to use the toilet while in flight? Astronauts use a diaper called MAG. The Maximum Absorbency Garment is the astronaut diaper that is worn whenever astronauts can’t remove their spacesuits for long stretches of time.

Constant monitoring from Mission Control Houston

Mission Control Houston constantly monitors Crew-6 mission. Employees in the commercial crew programme are working behind the scenes to make today's mission possible.

Hatched is closed

4 suit leak checks, which included inflating the spacesuits, have been cleared. Up next is hatch close

It’s a go for suit leak check

Seats are rotated and reclined for lift-off. Now they are on to suit leak checks. No malfunction found. It’s a go for suit leak check

Crew-6 members wave as the NASA camerawoman leaves their capsule

Sultan gives a big thumbs-up as walks through the White Room of the crew access arm to enter the capsule

Walking through the 'White Room'

Customary 'Astro lean'

Crew-6 members perform the customary “astro lean” looking up at their rocket in their spacesuits just before the crew ingress

Best of luck to Crew-6

Salem Al Marri, director general of MBRSC, tweets exciting and nervous moments and wishes best of luck to Crew-6

The Crew-6 members are approaching the launch pad in Launch Complex 39 A at the Kennedy Space Centre

Al Neyadi’s family bids bye

Al Neyadi is travelling to the launch pad in this sleek Tesla bearing the number plate CRW DR6N. Al Neyadi’s family bids bye to him as the Crew-6 leave for the launch pad

Look! A black Tesla customised to carry Crew-6 flying on Dragon Endeavour bearing the number plate CRW DR6N

We are going today!

Crew-6 members meet their families to bid bye for the second time in three days

Crew-6 members walk out of the crew quarters

Crew-6 members walk out of the crew quarters inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for the second time.

We are all ready!

'Sultan of Space'

Final preparations in their spacesuits

UAE's first astronaut Hazzaa Al Mansoori, the backup of Sultan Al Neyadi in Crew-6 mission is spending a light moment with Al Neyadi and the other three crew members as they do final preparations in their spacesuits before stepping out for the historic launch of the longest space mission by an Arab.