UAE Leaders Express Their Joy On The Return Of Hazza From ISS
Hazza Al Mansoori, the first Emirati astronaut has successfully made it back to Earth yesterday and it’s safe to say that he has made everyone proud including the UAE leaders.
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, shared a tweet expressing his joy and praise for Hazza’s achievement.
In the tweet, he thanks God for the safe return of Hazza from his journey to the ISS
#محمد_بن_راشد: نحمد الله على وصول ابن الامارات #هزاع_المنصوري سالماً للأرض بعد أول رحلة لرائد فضاء عربي لمحطة الفضاء الدولية … فخورين بالانجاز .. وفرحين بالمعرفة والخبرة التي اكتسبناها .. ومتفائلين بالطريق الجديد الذي فتحناه لأجيالنا نحو الفضاء#وام pic.twitter.com/Kkc8Fd4mjO
— وكالة أنباء الإمارات (@wamnews) October 3, 2019
Hazza proudly repped the UAE in space
He landed in Kazakhstan from the Soyuz MS15 spacecraft after his eight day journey to the International Space Station.
This is considered to be a great moment as he is the first Emirati to go in space who has made His Highness Sheikh Zayed’s dream come true.
His Highness Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan also shared a message for Hazza on his safe return
Praise be to God for Hazza Al Mansouri's safe return to Earth after visiting the International Space Station. Congratulations to the people of the UAE for this historic achievement. Zayed's sons will fulfill our ambition to reach Mars.
— محمد بن زايد (@MohamedBinZayed) October 3, 2019
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Crown Prince of Dubai also shared a welcome back story for Hazza on his Instagram story
After successfully landing back, Hazza shared a few photos of his journey with the hashtag as ‘Zayed’s ambition’ on his Twitter
الحمدلله #طموح_زايد#Zayedsambition pic.twitter.com/M5eu7RT6Pn
— Hazzaa AlMansoori (@astro_hazzaa) October 3, 2019