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Astronaut Hazzaa AlMansoori takes UAE's picture from space

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Dubai - He shared the picture on his official Twitter account.

Published: Tue 1 Oct 2019, 10:00 PM

Updated: Wed 2 Oct 2019, 10:19 AM

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Emirati astronaut Hazzaa AlMansoori has taken UAE's picture from space and has shared it with the world on his official Twitter account.

AlMansoori shared the picture with a description saying, "happiest astronaut to the happiest nation...this is history, this is the UAE from space".
Hazzaa AlMansoori was also seen sporting the traditional Emirati attire while at the International Space Station, earlier today.
The pictures of the same were shared by Roscosmos, the Russian space agency, on their official Twitter account.
He is the first Emirati in space and the first Arab on the International Space Station (ISS) to be seen wearing the traditional white kandoora paired with a white ghutra (headgear).



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