Soyuz MS-15 Flight With First UAE Astronaut On Board Launched From Baikonur Cosmodrome - Video

© Sputnik / Sergey MamontovCrew members Jessica Meir of the US, Oleg Skripochka of Russia and Hazzaa Ali Almansoori of the United Arab Emirates pose for a picture behind a glass wall during a final news conference ahead of their mission to the International Space Station (ISS) in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, 24 September 2019.
Crew members Jessica Meir of the US, Oleg Skripochka of Russia and Hazzaa Ali Almansoori of the United Arab Emirates pose for a picture behind a glass wall during a final news conference ahead of their mission to the International Space Station (ISS) in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, 24 September 2019. - Sputnik International
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Last year, the Russian space corporation said that a preliminary deal had been signed between the company and the Dubai-based Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) to provide services for one UAE astronaut to fly to the ISS.

A Soyuz MS-15 spaceflight with the first Emirati astronaut onboard is being launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome, the spaceport Russia operates in Kazakhstan.

Earlier, nine UAE candidates arrived in Russia for medical tests. Two of them – a future cosmonaut and a backup — were selected for further training and a future start that was preliminarily scheduled for April 2019.

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