The entrance to the Soyuz spacecraft carrying UAE astronaut Hazza al-Mansouri and his colleagues was closed just before the spacecraft separated from the International Space Station.

The entrance of the Soyuz spacecraft closes as astronaut Hazza Al-Mansouri and his colleagues follow the preparations for the spacecraft's separation from the International Space Station.

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- UAE Today (@emaratalyoum) October 3, 2019

UAE astronaut Hazza Al-Mansouri @astro_hazzaa bid farewell to ISS with teammates Nick Hage and Alexei Offshinen before flying to Earth on board the Soyuz MS12.

- UAE Today (@emaratalyoum) October 3, 2019