Dubai: Emirati astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi shared a special gift from the International Space Station (ISS) on Tuesday morning — a stunning picture of the UAE from ISS.

Taking to Twitter, the astronaut, currently on the longest Arab space mission, said: “No matter where I am in the world, my path always leads me home. And even from space, the [sight] of our beautiful country takes my breath away every time.”

His colleague for over a week, Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata of Crew-5 had shared the night views of the UAE from ISS days before splashing down to Earth with three other Crew-5 members on Sunday.

“Nice view of the bright city lights of Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Al Ain of the United Arab Emirates when we flew over earlier today!” Wakata had said in the tweet. Celebrating their friendship, Wakata added in the post: “It is a great pleasure to work with @Astro_Alneyadi onboard the ISS!”