3 US astronauts touch down in Dubai

Three US astronauts travelling on an Emirates aircraft touched down in Dubai this week on their way from Kabul to Houston and New York, the Dubai carrier said Monday in a statement. It added that Neil Armstrong, the first man to land on the moon; Jim Lovell, Commander of the Apollo 13 mission; and Gene Cernan, the last man on the moon, met with Captain Alan Stealey, Emirates’ Divisional Senior Vice President Flight Operations, at Emirates’ Terminal 3 First Class Lounge to exchange notes on flying, advances in aviation technology and the future of aviation industry. The three astronauts were on a USO (United Service Organisation) sponsored trip in conjunction with Armed Forces Entertainment.