Mohammed bin Rashid: We are optimistic about the new path we have opened to our generations towards space

HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, has blessed the UAE with the historic achievement of the arrival of the first Emirati astronaut Hazza Al Mansouri to the International Space Station and his safe return to Earth.

His Highness said in his account on the social networking site "Twitter": "We thank God for the arrival of the son of the United Arab Emirates Hazza Mansouri unscathed after the first flight of an Arab astronaut to the International Space Station ... proud of the achievement .. We opened it to our generations towards space. "

This came after the arrival of astronaut Hazza Al Mansouri, eight days after the flight of the first Emirati astronaut to the International Space Station aboard the Russian spacecraft «Soyuz MS15» at 02:59 UAE time.