The UAE’s ambitious space programme reached a new milestone in 2019.
Hazzaa Al Mansoori scripted history by becoming the first Emirati in space and the first Arab astronaut to set foot on the International Space Station.
He lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan in a Soyuz spacecraft, along with two other astronauts.
Here’s that moment when Hazzaa entered the ISS on September 26.
It was a journey of a lifetime for the former military pilot who spent eight days on the ISS conducting various experiments and interacting with students and officials back home.
More projects are being planned by the UAE, and Hazzaa told ARN News that he’s eager to take part.
Meanwhile, registrations are in full swing for the second edition of the UAE Astronaut Programme
It’s open to Emiratis of all professional backgrounds, who are university graduates and fluent in Arabic and English.
The United Arab Emirates air defences intercepted five ballistic missiles and 17 drones on Tuesday, according to a statement from the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan held a phone call on Monday with Mark Rutte, Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), to discuss the implications of ongoing military escalation in the region.
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, has extended his condolences to Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan over the martyrdom of a helicopter crew in Qatar on Monday.
UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan spoke on the phone on Tuesday with Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim about the developments in the region and the repercussions of the escalating military actions on security and stability at the regional and international levels, as well as their impact on international shipping and the global economy.
The Emirates Drug Establishment (EDE) has carried out more than 568 inspections of medical warehouses across the country since the beginning of the year, including 86 inspections in March, as part of efforts to secure medicine stockpile.
Authorities in the UAE have reminded motorists of maintaining caution during unstable weather conditions to avoid fines that can go up to AED 2,000, 23 black points and 60-day vehicle impoundment.
UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan discussed strengthening defence ties with Catherine Vautrin, Minister of the Armed Forces and Veterans Affairs of France, during a meeting in Abu Dhabi on Monday.
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