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Hazzaa AlMansoori talking to Mission Control, Houston: “Am so happy to hear your voices. I wish I could have shared what I saw with you. Beautiful scenary of sunsets and sunrises the Earth. Say hello to our Leaders, our people and all the Arabs." Image Credit: Twitter / NASA
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Hazzaa AlMansoori arrives at the International Space Station. Image Credit: NASA
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Hazzaa AlMansoori talking to Mission Control, Houston: “Am so happy to hear your voices. I wish I could have shared what I saw with you. Beautiful scenary of sunsets and sunrises the Earth. Say hello to our Leaders, our people and all the Arabs." Image Credit: Twitter / NASA
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The Soyuz spacecraft carrying Jessica Meir, Oleg Skripochka and Hazzaa AlMansoori docked to the orbiting laboratory at 3:42pm ET
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Three crewmates Jessica Meir, Oleg Skripochka and Hazzaa AlMansoori are flying around the station in their Soyuz crew ship before holding position and a final approach for docking.
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The launch of Russian Soyuz rocket as seen from the International Space Station. The rocket carries U.S. astronaut Jessica Meir, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka, and United Arab Emirates astronaut Hazzaa Almansoori
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The Soyuz MS-15 spaceship carrying a new crew to the International Space Station (ISS) streaks into the sky during liftoff at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan Image Credit: NASA
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The Soyuz-FG rocket booster with Soyuz MS-15 spaceship carrying a new crew to the International Space Station (ISS) lifts off at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Image Credit: NASA
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People watching UAE first astronaut Hazza Al Mansoori going to space at MBRSC inn Dubai. Image Credit: Ahmed Ramzan/ Gulf News
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People watching UAE first astronaut Hazza Al Mansoori going to space at MBRSC inn Dubai. Image Credit: Ahmed Ramzan/ Gulf News
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People watching UAE first astronaut Hazza Al Mansoori going to space at MBRSC inn Dubai. Image Credit: Ahmed Ramzan/ Gulf News
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People watching UAE first astronaut Hazza Al Mansoori going to space at MBRSC inn Dubai. Image Credit: Ahmed Ramzan/ Gulf News
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People watching UAE first astronaut Hazza Al Mansoori going to space at MBRSC inn Dubai. Image Credit: Ahmed Ramzan/ Gulf News
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A man takes selfie with an Emirates Space Agency astronaut mascot during a live broadcast of a Russian Soyuz MS-15 space mission, that took off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, carrying Emirati Astronaut Hazzaa Al Mansoori and two other astronauts heading to the International Space Station, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. Image Credit: AP
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People watch a split-screen image of Dubai Crown Prince Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum and a live broadcast of a Russian Soyuz MS-15 space mission, that took off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, carrying Emirati Astronaut Hazzaa Al Mansoori and two other astronauts heading to the International Space Station, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. Image Credit: AP
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Emirati boys pose with Emirates Space Agency astronaut mascot during a live broadcast of the Russian Soyuz MS-15 space mission. Image Credit: AP
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People watch the launch of the Soyuz-FG rocket booster with Soyuz MS-15 space ship carrying a new crew to the International Space Station, ISS, at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. Image Credit: AP
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People wave Emirati national flags as they watch screens showing a Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft lifting off from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan as it carries carrying 35-year-old Emirati astronaut Hazzaa Al Mansoori to spend eight days aboard the International Space Station (ISS), at Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) in Dubai on September 25, 2019. Image Credit: AFP
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The Soyuz MS-15 rocket carrying three crew members of the International Space Station (ISS) flies moments after blasting off to the ISS from the launch pad of the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on September 25, 2019. Image Credit: AFP
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People watch a live broadcast of a Russian Soyuz MS-15, that took off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, carrying Emirati Astronaut Hazzaa Al Mansoori and two other astronauts heading to the International Space Station, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. Image Credit: AP
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The Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft carrying the crew formed of Jessica Meir of the U.S., Oleg Skripochka of Russia and Hazzaa Al Mansoori of United Arab Emirates blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) from the launchpad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan September 25, 2019. Image Credit: Reuters
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People watching UAE first astronaut Hazza Al Mansouri going to space at Sharjah Academy for Astronomy and Space Sciences. Image Credit: Atiq Ur Rehman/Gulf News
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International Space Station (ISS) crew members UAE astronaut Hazza Al Mansouri (C), Roscosmos Russian cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka (bottom) and NASA's US astronaut Jessica Meir (top) board the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft before its blasts off for the ISS, on September 25, 2019 at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Image Credit: AFP
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United Arab Emirates' astronaut Hazza Al Mansouri raises his fist from a bus before boarding a Soyuz rocket to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on September 25, 2019. Image Credit: AFP
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People watching UAE first astronaut Hazza Al Mansouri going to space at Sharjah Academy for Astronomy and Space Sciences. Image Credit: Atiq Ur Rehman/Gulf News
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Emiratis and expats from all walks of life gather at MBRSC in Dubai to follow and celebrate the UAE Mission to ISS. Image Credit: Ahmed Ramzan/Gulf News
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People watching UAE first astronaut Hazza Al Mansouri going to space at Sharjah Academy for Astronomy and Space Sciences. Image Credit: Atiq Ur Rehman
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International Space Station (ISS) crew members US astronaut Jessica Meir (R) and United Arab Emirates' astronaut Hazza Al Mansouri wave during a testing of their space suits before boarding a Soyuz rocket to ISS at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on September 25, 2019. Image Credit: AFP
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Member of the main crew to the International Space Station (ISS) United Arab Emirates' astronaut Hazza Al Mansouri has his spacesuit tested before boarding a Soyuz rocket to the ISS, at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on September 25, 2019. Image Credit: AFP
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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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Members of the main crew to the International Space Station (ISS) (from L) United Arab Emirates' astronaut Hazza Al Mansouri, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka and US astronaut Jessica Meir report to Roscosmos chief Dmitry Rogozin (R) arrive to board a Soyuz rocket to the ISS, at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on September 25, 2019. Image Credit: AFP
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Members of the main crew to the International Space Station (ISS) (from L) United Arab Emirates' astronaut Hazza Al Mansouri, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka and US astronaut Jessica Meir report to Roscosmos chief Dmitry Rogozin (R) before boarding a Soyuz rocket to the ISS, at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on September 25, 2019. Image Credit: AFP
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Members of the main crew to the International Space Station (ISS) (from L) United Arab Emirates' astronaut Hazza Al Mansouri, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka and US astronaut Jessica Meir report to Roscosmos chief Dmitry Rogozin (R) arrive to board a Soyuz rocket to the ISS, at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on September 25, 2019. Image Credit: AFP
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Members of the main crew to the International Space Station (ISS) (from L) United Arab Emirates' astronaut Hazza Al Mansouri, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka and US astronaut Jessica Meir report to Roscosmos chief Dmitry Rogozin (R) arrive to board a Soyuz rocket to the ISS, at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on September 25, 2019. Image Credit: AFP
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United Arab Emirates astronaut Hazza Al Mansouri, a member of the main crew to the International Space Station (ISS), gestures to his relatives from a bus prior to the launch of Soyuz-FG rocket at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. Image Credit: AP
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Members of the main crew to the International Space Station (ISS), (From L) United Arab Emirates' astronaut Hazza Al Mansouri, US astronaut Jessica Meir and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka wave from a bus during a farewell ceremony outside the Cosmonauts' hotel on their way to the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on September 25, 2019. Image Credit: AFP
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From left, United Arab Emirates astronaut Hazza Al Mansouri, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka, U.S. astronaut Jessica Meir, members of the main crew to the International Space Station (ISS), wave to their relatives walking to a bus prior to the launch of Soyuz-FG rocket at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. Image Credit: AP
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United Arab Emirates astronaut Hazza Al Mansouri, a member of the main crew to the International Space Station (ISS), waves to his relatives walking to a bus prior to the launch of Soyuz-FG rocket at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. Image Credit: AP
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United Arab Emirates astronaut Hazza Al Mansouri, member of the main crew to the International Space Station (ISS), waves trough a safety glass during a news conference in Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019. Image Credit: AP
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Baikonur: From left, United Arab Emirates astronaut Hazza Al Mansouri, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka, and U.S. astronaut Jessica Meir, members of the main crew to the International Space Station (ISS), pose during a news conference in Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019. Image Credit: AP
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From left, United Arab Emirates astronaut Hazza Al Mansouri, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka, and U.S. astronaut Jessica Meir, members of the main crew to the International Space Station (ISS), attend a news conference in Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019. Image Credit: AP
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From left, United Arab Emirates astronaut Hazza Al Mansouri, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka, and U.S. astronaut Jessica Meir, members of the main crew to the International Space Station (ISS), and United Arab Emirates astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi, Russian cosmonaut Sergey Ryzhikov and U.S. astronaut Thomas Marshburn, members of the back up crew attend a news conference trough a safety glass in Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019. Image Credit: AP