September 25, history will be made as the UAE will send its first astronaut, Hazza Al Mansoori to space, making him the first Arab to ever go into space. The event will take place at exactly 6.56pm.
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 astronaut, (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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