The main and alternative crew of the launch mission to the International Space Station (ISS) on Tuesday held a press conference, behind a glass insulator, in a media appearance, before launching to the International Space Station; to highlight the final preparations for the mission, in the presence of officials from the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center and space agencies. Participate in the mission, the parents of the pioneers.
Hazza Al Mansouri, the first Emirati astronaut, and the Russian crew of Oleg Scribochka and US astronaut Jessica Mir, are scheduled to depart at 5:56 pm UAE time from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, to the space station. International, in the first manned mission of the Emirates to space.
Prior to the press conference, the main crew of the September 25 mission wore the Sokol suit, where he attended a meeting with the Russian State Committee, which spoke with astronauts and to check their readiness, and subsequently issued final approval to begin the mission.
Astronaut Hazza Al Mansouri said during the press conference, "Sheikh Zayed, may God bless him, had a vision and interest in the space sector and maybe a dream that the UAE astronauts, and the dream has become a reality and the words of Sheikh Zayed and his ambition is realized today, I wish that Sheikh Zayed was among us I told him children Zayed fulfilled your dream which started forty years ago. "
"The UAE provides a stimulating environment for young people to achieve achievements in all areas. Thank you to the wise leadership, my family, all agencies and partners for their support," he said.
In answer to a question, when you take off there are conditions for prayer there are statutes how you will do it? "Prayer in our religion is flexible. I performed prayer when I was flying as a pilot beforehand," he said. "Space is a new thing.
Speaking at the press conference, UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi spoke about the reception of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan in the 1970s to astronauts.
"Our badge is number one and that means there are many more missions to come," he said in a message to youth.
It is noteworthy that the mission of the first Emirati astronaut to the International Space Station falls under the program «Emirates Astronauts», which is supervised by Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center, and is the first integrated program in the Arab region to prepare national cadres participating in manned space missions for scientific missions They become part of the research undertaken by the international scientific community to devise solutions to the many challenges that in turn help to improve the lives of people on Earth.