The Soyuz MS15 spacecraft will depart tomorrow for the International Space Station, carrying Hazza Al Mansouri, the first Emirati astronaut, to realize the UAE's dream and the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE. Ruler of Dubai, in access to space and future industry.
The Soyuz FG rocket, which will carry the spacecraft, was installed on the launch pad # 1 at the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan in preparation for the Sept. 25 mission.
The Soyuz FG rocket was transported from the Baikonur cosmodrome to the launch pad # 1 by rail, while the first stage of the rocket installation took 10 minutes.
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