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Khaleej Times is reporting live from Baikonur, Kazakhstan.

By Sarwat Nasir

Published: Thu 26 Sep 2019, 10:43 AM

Last updated: Thu 24 Oct 2019, 3:52 PM

The world's attention was set towards the UAE's mission to the International Space Station (ISS) today, as Emirati astronaut Hazzaa AlMansoori carried out a historic mission on board the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft.
AlMansoori headed to space with Russian commander Oleg Skripochka and Nasa astronaut Jessica Meir. Their launch took place at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Reserve Emirati astronaut Sultan AlNeyadi was also at Baikonur with Russian commander Sergey Ryzhikov and Thomas Marshburn from Nasa.
At exactly 5.57pm local time today, the FG rocket took off from Baikonur, powering the Soyuz spacecraft that carried a 3-member crew, including AlMansoori.
Khaleej Times was live from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, where Hazzaa AlMansoori begun his historic journey to space.
The network at Baikonur Cosmodrome was provided by IEC Telecom.
Here are the latest updates:

11:44pm

Docking confirmed at 11.42pm, 3 minutes ahead of schedule.

Soyuz MS-15 carrying @astro_hazzaa's crew has successfully docked with the International Space Station. pic.twitter.com/2fB1Nx0Mhp
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) September 25, 2019

11:40pm

Soyuz spacecraft carrying @astro_hazzaa's crew on final approach to ISS. https://t.co/VqL9zFKVFZ pic.twitter.com/9pZZcpbNSp
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) September 25, 2019

11:22pm

Only minutes to go before the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft carrying Hazzaa docks with the International Space Station.

LIVE: The Soyuz spacecraft with @Astro_Jessica ????, cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka ???? and spaceflight participant @astro_hazzaa ???? aboard docks to the @Space_Station.

Watch now: https://t.co/9YgfP2YkPg pic.twitter.com/a0jytRgSsF
- NASA (@NASA) September 25, 2019

9:12pm

Dubai's Burj Khalifa lights up to mark UAE astronaut Hazzaa AlMansoori's historic mission.

Dubai's iconic building, @BurjKhalifa, lights up to mark the historic journey of UAE's first astronaut Hazzaa AlMansoori @astro_hazzaa to the International @Space_Station (ISS). (KT Photo: Shihab/Khaleej Times) #UAEinSpace #HazzaaAlMansoori #UAE_Astronauts #GoodLuckHazzaa pic.twitter.com/44hxXDIBLb
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) September 25, 2019

6:15pm

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, congratulates Hazzaa for becoming the first Emirati in space.

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- HH Sheikh Mohammed (@HHShkMohd) September 25, 2019

5:57pm

UAE astronaut Hazzaa Al Mansoori lifts off to space aboard the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft https://t.co/uL98P4ngel #UAEinSpace #HazzaaAlMansoori #UAE_Astronauts #GoodLuckHazzaa pic.twitter.com/1BjvGgsKQR
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) September 25, 2019

Lift off! UAE astronaut @astro_hazzaa lifts off to space aboard the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft. (KT video: Ashwani Kumar)

Watch it here: https://t.co/uL98P4ngel #UAEinSpace #HazzaaAlMansoori #UAE_Astronauts #GoodLuckHazzaa @MBRSpaceCentre pic.twitter.com/PRy8MsfEJZ
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) September 25, 2019

5:54pm

.@astro_hazzaa inside the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft that will take him and his crew to the International @Space_Station #UAEinSpace #HazzaaAlMansoori #UAE_Astronauts #GoodLuckHazzaa https://t.co/uL98P4ngel pic.twitter.com/iusu96BM0w
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) September 25, 2019

5:53pm

Live: The railings have been pulled down and we are minutes away from the lift-off. KT is reporting live from #Baikonur, where @astro_hazzaa will start the historic journey to space. (Video: Sarwat Nasir) https://t.co/zAAFOGnX2R #????_?????????
#UAEinSpace #HazzaaAlMansoori pic.twitter.com/R05nsxLLaQ
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) September 25, 2019

5:43pm

Live: Emirati students are excited to watch the launch of space mission held at ADNEC.

Watch the live stream here: https://t.co/Q76sV0rZeG
(KT Photo: Ryan Lim)#????_?????????
#UAEinSpace #UAE_Astronauts #HazzaaAlMansoori #GoodLuckHazzaa pic.twitter.com/dNTHje8phO
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) September 25, 2019

5:25pm

Live: At the @MBRSpaceCentre. UAE is all geared up to witness Hazzaa's historic journey to space. (KT video: Juidin Bernarrd)

Follow our updates here: https://t.co/Q76sV0rZeG #????_?????????#UAEinSpace #UAE_Astronauts #HazzaaAlMansoori #GoodLuckHazzaa #UAEinSpace pic.twitter.com/3xix0pcwZd
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) September 25, 2019

5:19pm

Excitement is at a fever pitch at @MBRSpaceCentre as UAE's @astro_hazzaa takes to space. (KT Photo: Juidin Bernarrd) https://t.co/uL98P4ngel pic.twitter.com/nznZFtFAhY
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) September 25, 2019

5:15pm

.@astro_hazzaa and his crew has boarded the Soyuz FG rocket. #UAEinSpace #HazzaaAlMansoori https://t.co/uL98P4ngel pic.twitter.com/j8459Ub0PU
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) September 25, 2019

5:14pm

UAE officials arrive in Baikonur to witness the launch.

Live: UAE officials arrive in Baikonur to witness the launch. (KT Video: Sarwat Nasir)

Follow our updates here: https://t.co/Q76sV0rZeG
#????_???????? #UAEinSpace #HazzaaAlMansoori #GoodLuckHazzaa #UAEinSpace pic.twitter.com/gtCIB8spok
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) September 25, 2019

5:10pm

Less than an hour to go until Hazzaa lifts off.

Live: The Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft. Less than an hour until Emirati astronaut Hazzaa AlMansoori and his crew take off. Follow our updates here: https://t.co/Q76sV0rZeG (KT Video: Sarwat Nasir)
#????_???????? #UAEinSpace #HazzaaAlMansoori #GoodLuckHazzaa #UAEinSpace pic.twitter.com/arjyAqUKG4
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) September 25, 2019

4:59pm

UAE is all geared up to witness Hazzaa's historic journey to space.

Live: At the @MBRSpaceCentre in Dubai. Follow our updates here: https://t.co/Q76sV0rZeG
(KT photo: Juidin Bernarrd)#????_?????????
@astro_hazzaa #UAEinSpace #UAE_Astronauts #HazzaaAlMansoori #GoodLuckHazzaa #UAEinSpace #UAE_Astronauts pic.twitter.com/fHXbiyWSQU
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) September 25, 2019

#Live: Emirati students are excited to watch the launch of space mission held at ADNEC. (KT video: Ryan Lim)

Follow our updates here: https://t.co/Q76sV0rZeG #????_?????????#UAEinSpace #UAE_Astronauts #HazzaaAlMansoori #GoodLuckHazzaa #UAEinSpace #UAE_Astronauts pic.twitter.com/proqkFvjIr
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) September 25, 2019

Emirati students are excited to watch the launch of #UAEInSpace mission at ADNEC. KT Video: Ryan Lim https://t.co/uL98P4ngel pic.twitter.com/er8KfoSkY9
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) September 25, 2019

UAE national anthem plays at @MBRSpaceCentre where @astro_hazzaa's mission will be livestreamed. (KT Video: Juidin Bernarrd) https://t.co/uL98P4ngel pic.twitter.com/jyg3lgKmds
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) September 25, 2019

4:48pm

.@astro_hazzaa waves a final goodbye to UAE government and @MBRSpaceCentre officials, and his children. https://t.co/uL98P4ngel (KT Video: Sarwat Nasir) pic.twitter.com/Ufse2xYhjd
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) September 25, 2019

4:32pm

Hanan Al Suwaidi, @astro_hazzaa AlMansoori's flight doctor, confirms his health is at 100% and he is ready for this historic flight. #UAEInSpace pic.twitter.com/alWcYXtLE3
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) September 25, 2019

We are getting ready to celebrate this historic moment here at the #MBRSC campus in Dubai. Don't forget to watch the launch LIVE via @MBRSpaceCentre or https://t.co/o0CCHRLAir, today at 5:30 PM UAE time (GMT+4)#HazzaaAlMansoori #FirstEmiratiAstronaut @astro_hazzaa pic.twitter.com/6qNikRYkSd
- MBR Space Centre (@MBRSpaceCentre) September 25, 2019

4:30pm

Live: @Astro_Alneyadi gives message ahead of the launch. (KT Video: Sarwat Nasir)

Follow our updates here: https://t.co/Q76sV0rZeG #????_?????????
?@MBRSpaceCentre @astro_hazzaa #GoodLuckHazzaa #UAEinSpace pic.twitter.com/brk3EraNv8
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) September 25, 2019

4:00pm

Hazzaa AlMansoori dons the Sokol space suit.

.@astro_hazzaa's children watch as he dons the Sokol space suit. (KT Photo: Sarwat Nasir) https://t.co/uL98P4ngel pic.twitter.com/Ye2Cs256H5
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) September 25, 2019

.@astro_hazzaa wearing the Sokol space suit (KT Photo: Sarwat Nasir) https://t.co/uL98P4ngel #UAEinSpace pic.twitter.com/qSyBAbVFqc
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) September 25, 2019

1:50pm

Hazzaa AlMansoori's 9-year-old daughter kept jumping and tapping his window after he went inside the bus.

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UAE astronaut Hazzaa AlMansoori has departed from the building and is heading for the spacesuit donning. ? ? AlMansoori appeared to be happy and emotional as his young children waved him to say goodbye.? ? His 9-year-old daughter kept jumping and tapping his window after he went inside the bus. ?? ?? View our IG Story for more updates?? ?? ?? @mbrspacecentre ?? #hazza @astro_hazzaa #knowyourkt #khaleejtimes #uaeinspace #nasa #autronaut #soyuz #Dubai #uae
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12:40pm

UAE astronaut Hazzaa AlMansoori has departed from the building and is heading for the spacesuit donning.

Live: @astro_hazzaa has departed from the building and is heading for the spacesuit donning. He appeared happy and emotional as his young children waved him goodbye. - https://t.co/Q76sV0rZeG (KT Photo: Sarwat Nasir) #????_?????????
?@MBRSpaceCentre #GoodLuckHazzaa #UAEinSpace pic.twitter.com/WS78o9oHkE
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) September 25, 2019

12:15pm

UAE astronaut Hazzaa AlMansoori has departed from the building and is heading for the spacesuit donning. AlMansoori appeared to be happy and emotional as his young children waved him to say goodbye. His 9-year-old daughter kept jumping and tapping his window after he went inside the bus.

12:05pm

Sultan AlNeyadi father and Hazzaa AlMansoori's relatives arrive at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre in Baikonur.

Live: @Astro_Alneyadi's father and @astro_hazzaa's relatives arrive. - https://t.co/Q76sV0rZeG (KT video: Sarwat Nasir)
?#????_?????????
?@astro_hazzaa @MBRSpaceCentre #GoodLuckHazzaa #UAEinSpace #uaespaceagency pic.twitter.com/yC5ZJUdyvN
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) September 25, 2019

11:46am

Yousuf Al Shaibani, Director General of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), arrives at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre in Baikonur.

Live: Yousuf Al Shaibani, Director General of @MBRSpaceCentre arrives. - https://t.co/Q76sV0rZeG (KT video: Sarwat Nasir)
?#????_?????????
?@astro_hazzaa @MBRSpaceCentre #GoodLuckHazzaa #UAEinSpace pic.twitter.com/L9NxNLLdbF
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) September 25, 2019

11:15am

Live: Media and tourists wait for the #astronauts to arrive. - https://t.co/Q76sV0rZeG (KT video: Sarwat Nasir)
?#????_?????????
?@MBRSpaceCentre #GoodLuckHazzaa #UAEinSpace pic.twitter.com/6KwIMXLAhD
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) September 25, 2019

10:45am

A massive crowd, consisting of tourists and media, have gathered outside the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre in Baikonur, where AlMansoori will board a bus and head to another building to put his Sokol suit on.

Live: Tourists arrive outside to see ?#HazzaaAlMansoori? board the bus. Stay tuned to our page for more updates. (KT photo: Sarwat Nasir)
?#????_?????????
?@MBRSpaceCentre?
?#GoodLuckHazzaa? pic.twitter.com/uLoBGjDGpw
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) September 25, 2019

Wednesday, 10:40am

#UAEinSpace: It's launch day! The bus which will take #UAE #astronaut @astro_hazzaa and his crew to the building where they put their Sokol suit on has arrived. Liftoff will be at 5.57pm (UAE time), today. (KT video: Sarwat Nasir)#????_???????? @MBRSpaceCentre #GoodLuckHazzaa pic.twitter.com/5ERXWkVFCt
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) September 25, 2019