Hazzaa Al Mansouri Proudly Dons The First Kandura Ever To Be Worn In Space
It’s a week of firsts for the UAE as Hazzaa Al Mansouri nears completion of his space mission, a landmark moment for himself and Emiratis as he is the first countryman ever to make the journey to the ISS.
The journey concludes tomorrow, Hazzaa is expected to return on Thursday at 4pm but he continues to make the most of his time onboard; along with his the science experiments he’s conducting, he’s also teaching the crew about Emirati culture, and for the very first time someone has worn national UAE dress onboard the International Space Station… what a moment!
Hazzaa stated he was delighted to share his heritage with the multi-national crew
Dressed for the occasion! Delighted for the opportunity to share part of our Emirati culture with the crew aboard the ISS. pic.twitter.com/r7sZoRwS89
— Hazzaa AlMansoori (@astro_hazzaa) October 1, 2019
One experiment includes studying time perception in microgravity
Highlights: Emirati astronaut Hazzaa AlMansoori carrying out an experiment to study time perception in microgravity.#MBRSC #MBRSpaceCentre #HazzaaAlMansoori #FirstEmiratiAstronaut #UAEInSpace #Space #UAE @astro_hazzaa pic.twitter.com/2t6eb1aOVK
— MBR Space Centre (@MBRSpaceCentre) October 1, 2019
“From the happiest astronaut to the happiest nation…this is history, this is the UAE from space.”
From the happiest astronaut to the happiest nation…this is history, this is the UAE from space. pic.twitter.com/Ha7pTpJpOA
— Hazzaa AlMansoori (@astro_hazzaa) October 1, 2019
He dubbed the UAE, ‘a country with no limits’
🇦🇪دولة لا تعرف المستحيل.. #الإمارات
A country with no limits .. #UAE…..
Picture taken by @astro_hazzaa from the @Space_Station pic.twitter.com/Cz6bP5Kk20— MBR Space Centre (@MBRSpaceCentre) October 1, 2019
