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Soyuz Rocket to Carry UAE's First Astronaut Into Space

Published September 24th, 2019 - 06:06 GMT

UAE's first astronaut Hazzaa AlMansoori is ready for his trip to space inside Soyuz rocket, the historic event will take a place on September 25.

On the other hand, hundreds of people have gathered to watch how the Soyuz FG rocket rollout of a Baikonur Cosmodrome facility and to witness the process, where it was placed into lift-off position.

Moreover, the roll-out of the rocket started at 6.30 am UAE time as the train moving the rocket travelled around 2kmph in order to ensure the 305,000kg launcher reaches the launch site safely and on time.

 

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A United Arab Emirates' journalist looks on as the Soyuz booster rocket FG with Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft is mounted on the launch pad at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on September 23, 2019. Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP

A United Arab Emirates' journalist looks on as the Soyuz booster rocket FG with Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft is mounted on the launch pad at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on September 23, 2019. Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP

The launch of the mission of members of the International Space Station (ISS) crew US astronaut Jessica Meir, Russia's cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka and United Arab Emirates's astronaut Hazzaa Ali Almansoori is scheduled on 25 September. Maxim SHIPENKOV / POOL / AFP

The launch of the mission of members of the International Space Station (ISS) crew US astronaut Jessica Meir, Russia's cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka and United Arab Emirates's astronaut Hazzaa Ali Almansoori is scheduled on 25 September. Maxim SHIPENKOV / POOL / AFP

The Soyuz booster rocket FG with Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft is mounted on the launch pad at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on September 23, 2019. MAXIM SHIPENKOV / POOL / AFP

The Soyuz booster rocket FG with Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft is mounted on the launch pad at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on September 23, 2019. MAXIM SHIPENKOV / POOL / AFP

The Soyuz booster rocket FG with Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft is mounted on the launch pad at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on September 23, 2019. Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP

The Soyuz booster rocket FG with Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft is mounted on the launch pad at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on September 23, 2019. Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP

The launch of the mission of members of the International Space Station (ISS) crew US astronaut Jessica Meir, Russia's cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka and United Arab Emirates's astronaut Hazzaa Ali Almansoori is scheduled on 25 September. Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP

The launch of the mission of members of the International Space Station (ISS) crew US astronaut Jessica Meir, Russia's cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka and United Arab Emirates's astronaut Hazzaa Ali Almansoori is scheduled on 25 September. Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP

The Soyuz booster rocket FG with Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft is transported to the launch pad at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on September 23, 2019. VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO / AFP

The Soyuz booster rocket FG with Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft is transported to the launch pad at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on September 23, 2019. VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO / AFP

The launch of the mission of members of the International Space Station (ISS) crew US astronaut Jessica Meir, Russia's cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka and United Arab Emirates's astronaut Hazzaa Ali Almansoori is scheduled on 25 September. Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP

The launch of the mission of members of the International Space Station (ISS) crew US astronaut Jessica Meir, Russia's cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka and United Arab Emirates's astronaut Hazzaa Ali Almansoori is scheduled on 25 September. Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP

The Soyuz booster rocket FG with Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft is mounted on the launch pad at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on September 23, 2019. MAXIM SHIPENKOV / POOL / AFP

The Soyuz booster rocket FG with Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft is mounted on the launch pad at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on September 23, 2019. MAXIM SHIPENKOV / POOL / AFP

The launch of the mission of members of the International Space Station (ISS) crew US astronaut Jessica Meir, Russia's cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka and United Arab Emirates's astronaut Hazzaa Ali Almansoori is scheduled on 25 September. Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP

The launch of the mission of members of the International Space Station (ISS) crew US astronaut Jessica Meir, Russia's cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka and United Arab Emirates's astronaut Hazzaa Ali Almansoori is scheduled on 25 September. Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, spaceflight participant Hazzaa Ali Almansoori of the United Arab Emirates (left), Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos (center) and Jessica Meir of NASA (right). (mage: NASA/Beth Weissinger)

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, spaceflight participant Hazzaa Ali Almansoori of the United Arab Emirates (left), Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos (center) and Jessica Meir of NASA (right). (mage: NASA/Beth Weissinger)

A United Arab Emirates' journalist looks on as the Soyuz booster rocket FG with Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft is mounted on the launch pad at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on September 23, 2019. Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP
The launch of the mission of members of the International Space Station (ISS) crew US astronaut Jessica Meir, Russia's cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka and United Arab Emirates's astronaut Hazzaa Ali Almansoori is scheduled on 25 September. Maxim SHIPENKOV / POOL / AFP
The Soyuz booster rocket FG with Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft is mounted on the launch pad at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on September 23, 2019. MAXIM SHIPENKOV / POOL / AFP
The Soyuz booster rocket FG with Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft is mounted on the launch pad at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on September 23, 2019. Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP
The launch of the mission of members of the International Space Station (ISS) crew US astronaut Jessica Meir, Russia's cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka and United Arab Emirates's astronaut Hazzaa Ali Almansoori is scheduled on 25 September. Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP
The Soyuz booster rocket FG with Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft is transported to the launch pad at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on September 23, 2019. VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO / AFP
The launch of the mission of members of the International Space Station (ISS) crew US astronaut Jessica Meir, Russia's cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka and United Arab Emirates's astronaut Hazzaa Ali Almansoori is scheduled on 25 September. Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP
The Soyuz booster rocket FG with Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft is mounted on the launch pad at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on September 23, 2019. MAXIM SHIPENKOV / POOL / AFP
The launch of the mission of members of the International Space Station (ISS) crew US astronaut Jessica Meir, Russia's cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka and United Arab Emirates's astronaut Hazzaa Ali Almansoori is scheduled on 25 September. Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP
At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, spaceflight participant Hazzaa Ali Almansoori of the United Arab Emirates (left), Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos (center) and Jessica Meir of NASA (right). (mage: NASA/Beth Weissinger)
A United Arab Emirates' journalist looks on as the Soyuz booster rocket FG with Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft is mounted on the launch pad at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on September 23, 2019. Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP
A United Arab Emirates' journalist looks on as the Soyuz booster rocket FG with Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft is mounted on the launch pad at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on September 23, 2019. Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP
The launch of the mission of members of the International Space Station (ISS) crew US astronaut Jessica Meir, Russia's cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka and United Arab Emirates's astronaut Hazzaa Ali Almansoori is scheduled on 25 September. Maxim SHIPENKOV / POOL / AFP
The launch of the mission of members of the International Space Station (ISS) crew US astronaut Jessica Meir, Russia's cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka and United Arab Emirates's astronaut Hazzaa Ali Almansoori is scheduled on 25 September. Maxim SHIPENKOV / POOL / AFP
The Soyuz booster rocket FG with Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft is mounted on the launch pad at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on September 23, 2019. MAXIM SHIPENKOV / POOL / AFP
The Soyuz booster rocket FG with Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft is mounted on the launch pad at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on September 23, 2019. MAXIM SHIPENKOV / POOL / AFP
The Soyuz booster rocket FG with Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft is mounted on the launch pad at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on September 23, 2019. Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP
The Soyuz booster rocket FG with Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft is mounted on the launch pad at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on September 23, 2019. Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP
The launch of the mission of members of the International Space Station (ISS) crew US astronaut Jessica Meir, Russia's cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka and United Arab Emirates's astronaut Hazzaa Ali Almansoori is scheduled on 25 September. Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP
The launch of the mission of members of the International Space Station (ISS) crew US astronaut Jessica Meir, Russia's cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka and United Arab Emirates's astronaut Hazzaa Ali Almansoori is scheduled on 25 September. Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP
The Soyuz booster rocket FG with Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft is transported to the launch pad at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on September 23, 2019. VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO / AFP
The Soyuz booster rocket FG with Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft is transported to the launch pad at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on September 23, 2019. VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO / AFP
The launch of the mission of members of the International Space Station (ISS) crew US astronaut Jessica Meir, Russia's cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka and United Arab Emirates's astronaut Hazzaa Ali Almansoori is scheduled on 25 September. Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP
The launch of the mission of members of the International Space Station (ISS) crew US astronaut Jessica Meir, Russia's cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka and United Arab Emirates's astronaut Hazzaa Ali Almansoori is scheduled on 25 September. Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP
The Soyuz booster rocket FG with Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft is mounted on the launch pad at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on September 23, 2019. MAXIM SHIPENKOV / POOL / AFP
The Soyuz booster rocket FG with Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft is mounted on the launch pad at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on September 23, 2019. MAXIM SHIPENKOV / POOL / AFP
The launch of the mission of members of the International Space Station (ISS) crew US astronaut Jessica Meir, Russia's cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka and United Arab Emirates's astronaut Hazzaa Ali Almansoori is scheduled on 25 September. Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP
The launch of the mission of members of the International Space Station (ISS) crew US astronaut Jessica Meir, Russia's cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka and United Arab Emirates's astronaut Hazzaa Ali Almansoori is scheduled on 25 September. Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP
At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, spaceflight participant Hazzaa Ali Almansoori of the United Arab Emirates (left), Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos (center) and Jessica Meir of NASA (right). (mage: NASA/Beth Weissinger)
At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, spaceflight participant Hazzaa Ali Almansoori of the United Arab Emirates (left), Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos (center) and Jessica Meir of NASA (right). (mage: NASA/Beth Weissinger)
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