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The UAE will make history on September 25 at exactly 5.56pm, when its first astronaut Hazza Al Mansoori rockets off to space. When his spacecraft docks with the International Space Station (ISS) at about 12:00am, he'll become the first Arab to go to the station.
New details about the eight-day mission, which is now less than a month away, were announced by the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) yesterday, including the launch time, personal items Al Mansoori will be carrying, number of training hours completed and the kind of scientific experiments he'll be doing onboard the ISS.
The 36-year-old former military pilot is currently in Russia and has completed his training. His backup astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi and he will be taking their final exam on August 30.
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30 days left until the launch of the first Emirati Astronaut to the International Space Station pic.twitter.com/ISJG0Ypj5P
- MBR Space Centre (@MBRSpaceCentre) August 26, 2019
#BREAKING: Daily ISS schedule of #UAE's first astronaut @astro_hazzaa Al Mansoori revealed. He will be there from September 25 to October 3
(KT/Sarwat Nasir) pic.twitter.com/sMP99u2ewk
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) August 26, 2019
UAE astronaut Hazza Al Mansoori and his back up Sultan Al Neyadi speak from Russia, saying only 30 days remaining until launch day to the @ISS_Research (September 25). The @MBRSpaceCentre is holding a press conference now to reveal details of the mission.
KT video: Sarwat Nasir pic.twitter.com/3AkoQIPVB7
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) August 26, 2019
Revealed: #UAE astronaut @astro__hazzaa will take these items with him to the @Space_Station - which also includes a 930 silk #UAE flag, the Holy Quran and @HHShkMohd's new bookSaeed Karmostaji, manager of the astronauts office at the MBRSC, said: "Hazza and Sultan have completed over 1,400 training hours and more than 90 training courses provided to them by NASA, Roscosmos, European Space Agency and the Japanese space Agency, JAXA.
Mission details: https://t.co/vIVf58OmjR pic.twitter.com/BDM2rmAVLz
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) August 26, 2019
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