Published 19:48 IST, September 26th 2019
Hazzaa al-Mansoori: Everything about the First UAE astronaut in Space
A multinational crew with the first-ever flyer from the United Arab Emirates, Hazzaa Ali Almansoori was sent to International Space Stations for a mission
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On September 25, a multinational crew with first-ever flyer from United Arab Emirates, Hazzaa Ali Almansoori was sent to International Stations for a mission. crew also h a NASA astronaut, Jessica Meir and Oleg Skripochka from Russian ncy. Al-Mansoori went on an eight-day mission under a contract between UAE and Roscosmos. Al-Mansoori is first from two-men chosen by Gulf Arab nation to be involved in mission. He will return to Earth in a week while or two crew members will be in orbit for six months. Just a few hours before launch, Al-Mansoori said that he is carrying dreams and ambition of his country to a “whole new dimension”.
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Everything about Hazzaa Al-Mansoori
Al-Mansoori who according to Prime Minister of UAE, Sheikh Mohammed has sent a mess to Arab youth to match pace with rest of world. Here's everything about him.
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Hazzaa Al-Mansoori a former pilot in armed forces in UAE, was selected for mission after 1400 hours of training and nearly 90 courses. It was anunced only in April that Al-Mansoori has been chosen for mission over or UAE astronaut, Sultan Al Neyi. He is first Emirati astronaut in but t first Muslim. Al-Mansoori was part of training on F-16 jets in Arizona, United States. 36-year old astronaut went through an vanced training course in Water survival, GYRO LAP Course Up to 9Gs and RED Flag Exercise. In 2016, he was also selected to train to become an air-show pilot. In next year, Al-Mansoori was a part of Dubai Airshow 2017 and was also a part of different shows in various UAE cities.
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Shipment with al-Mansoori
On his first mission in , al-Mansoori is carrying a shipment weighing 10 kilograms which are prepared by Mohammed Bin Rashid Centre. It evidently constitutes of items related to herit, culture, and history of UAE such as flags and logos. He will also take Emirati food with him and 30 Ghaf tree seeds. se seeds will be planted all over country after he returns in eight days. Along with that, al-Mansoori has also taken photograph of later Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, a copy of Holy Quran, MBRSC's Race to and book by Sheikh Mohammed, 'My Story'. While in , Emirati astronaut will conduct a series of experiments produced by schools across UAE.
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(With AP inputs)
12:11 IST, September 26th 2019