A Soyuz rocket blasted off on Wednesday from the Baikonur space centre in Kazakhstan carrying an Emirati who is set to make history as the first Arab on the International Space Station.
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UAE national hero Hazzaa al-Mansoori becomes first Arab to reach ISS
Hazzaa al-Mansoori plans to conduct experiments and said he would take Emirati food with him to share with the crew
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Watch live: UAE astronaut Hazzaa Al Mansoori blasts into space
Three space travellers, including NASA astronaut Jessica Meir, Oleg Skripochka of the Russian space agency Roscosmos and spaceflight participant Hazzaa Ali Almansoori from the United Arab Emirates, are set to leave Earth for a nearly six-hour ride to the International Space Station.
Tune in to see their launch to space at 5:57pm. AUE Time EDT on […]
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Gallery: Hazzaa al-Mansoor, first Arab set for ISS mission to space
The Emirati astronaut Hazzaa al-Mansoori, who will make history by becoming the first Arab on the International Space Station.
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UAE astronaut Hazzaa al-Mansoori ready for history-making space voyage
Hazzaa al-Mansoori, who will spend eight days on the ISS, will be the first Emirati astronaut and the first Arab on the orbiting laboratory