UAE astronaut Hazza Al Mansouri has confirmed that as soon as he sees HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi. Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, at the forefront of his future at the Presidential Airport in Abu Dhabi, felt that he saw the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, may God rest his soul, joy to achieve a dream he wished 40 years ago, stressing that he is proud of all the popular reception that reflected the value And the importance of science and space among citizens.

"At the start of my mission in space, I didn't feel that I was just representing my country, but I was representing the entire Arab world, so I say," Mansouri said at a seminar held on the sidelines of a reception by UAE astronauts Hazza Al Mansouri and Sultan Al Neyadi at the presidential airport in Abu Dhabi. For new generations, this is just the beginning of what is to come. When I was young, I always dreamed of going up into space, and as long as I told myself this was impossible, but today and in front of the world, I came to space thanks to the support of the wise leadership, which assured us all in a practical lesson that there is no impossible in Our state. "

Speaking at the symposium, which was attended by alternative astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi, Assistant Director General for Scientific and Technical Affairs at Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Center and Director of the Emirates Astronaut Program Salem Al Marri, Al Mansouri spoke about his experience at the International Space Station. The moment of my choice and my colleague Sultan are among thousands of applicants for this honor, and through the training I received in the city of Stars in Russia, and dozens of other training centers, and upon my arrival and return from the space station, and today I can confirm that I and Sultan is a small part of a giant UAE system does not know the desirable to".

“At the International Space Station, they took me samples, because they were very interested in getting samples from someone new to the station, especially since I am of Arab nationality, and as soon as I arrived at the station, I was very excited and proud to be one of the labs on Earth. 400 kilometers away, next to the best astronomers in the world, but in fact the most proud and proud time was when I wore the national uniform on the space station, a surprise that delighted all my colleagues at the station. ”

Al-Mansouri stressed that all those who work at the International Space Station aim to serve humanity, without regard to sex, religion or gender, reflecting the same values ​​of tolerance that we learned in our country, he said, vowing to transfer all his knowledge and testimonies to the new generations, to be among them Hundreds of astronauts and scientists.