Pictures: Hazzaa AlMansoori, UAE's first man in space

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Pictures: Hazzaa AlMansoori, UAE's first man in space

Emirati astronaut has spent a week in weightlessness, doing experiments on board the ISS

Published: October 02, 2019 10:18 Compiled by Christian Borbon, Digital Content Producer

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191003 selfie hazzaa — Selfie from space. Image Credit: Instagram

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191003 hazza almansoori — Hazzaa AlMansoori during an experiment to study the autonomic regulation of cardiovascular system, central hymodynamics, influence of space flight factors on the spatial distribution of the energy of heart contractions. Image Credit: Instagram

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191003 hazza — Hazzaa AlMansoori with the rest of the International Space Station crew Image Credit: Twitter

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191002 hazzaa in space 1 — Hazzaa Al Mansoori wears the kandoura as he shares a meal together with two of his colleagues on the ISS during the Emirati traditional night. Image Credit: Twitter/@roscosmos

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191002 hazzaa almansoori — Hazzaa AlMansoori with the ISS crew Image Credit: Twitter/@roscosmos

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191002 hazza in space 3 — Hazzaa AlMansoori demonstrates how the Int-Ball works inside the ISS. He showed students how to control it. Image Credit: Janice Ponce de Leon/Gulf News

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191002 uae from space — Hazzaa AlMansoori shares a photo of UAE from the International Space Station. Image Credit: Twitter

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191002 first photo from space — Emirati astronaut Hazzaa Al Mansoori tweeted his first photo from space. Image Credit: Twitter

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191002 hazzaa in iss — UAE astronaut Hazzaa AlMansoori conducts experiments on perception and temporal perception. Image Credit: Twitter

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191002 iss — UAE astronaut Hazzaa AlMansoori conducts experiments on the ISS Image Credit: Twitter

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191002 hazzaa almansoori 4 — Hazzaa AlMansoori conducts experiments to study bone condition, body composition and the endocrine system as cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka watches. The ‘Osteology’ experiment is conducted in cooperation with Russian Space Agency Roscosmos. Image Credit: Twitter

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191002 hazzaa in space 5 — UAE astronaut Hazzaa AlMansoori on the International Space Station as he undergoes experiments to study bone condition, body composition and the endocrine system in space flight Image Credit: Twitter

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191002 emirati astronaut — The Emirati astronaut Hazzaa AlMansoori carrying out biochemistry experiments and unloading Japanese cargo with his colleagues aboard the International Space Station. Image Credit: Twitter

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191002 hazza al mansoor 6 — Hazzaa AlMansoori at the International Space Station. Being in space is indeed and incredible experience, Hazzaa said. Image Credit: NASA

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191002 hazza 7 — Hazzaa AlMansoori communicates via a live video chat with people at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre in Dubai. Image Credit: Clint Egbert/Gulf News

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191002 hazza 9 — The entire crew rejoices at the International Space Station after Hazzaa AlMansoori of the UAE, along with Russian commander Oleg Skripochka and American astronaut Jessica Meir, arrived at the International Space Station (ISS). Image Credit: NASA

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191002 hazzaa 10 — Hazzaa AlMansoori and Jessica Meir are all-smiles upon arrival at the ISS. Image Credit: NASA

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191002 hazza 2 — Russian Space Agency experts help Hazzaa AlMansoori inspect his space suit prior to the launch. Image Credit: AP

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191002 hazaa 11 — Hazzaa AlMansoori is all smiles before boarding the Soyuz MS-15 rocket. He became only the third Arab to go to space Image Credit: AP

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191002 hazaa — Hazzaa AlMansoori, Jessica Meir and Oleg Skripochka board the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Image Credit: Reuters

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190924 Hazzaa AlMansoori — Hazzaa AlMansoori Image Credit: Supplied

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Kazakhstan_Russia_Space_Station_07597 — United Arab Emirates astronaut Hazza Almansoori, member of the main crew of the expedition to the International Space Station (ISS), gestures prior the launch of Soyuz MS-15 space ship at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. Image Credit: AP

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190919 Hazza Al Mansouri — Hazza Al Mansouri (extreme left) attends a briefing session at the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Image Credit: NASA

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