An Emirati satellite has sent back images of where UAE's Hazza Al Mansoori will embark on his historic space mission from later this month.
The aerial images from KhalifaSat show the Baikonur Cosmodrome spaceport in southern Kazakhstan from where Al Mansoori will lift-off from in just 10 days time.
The rocket carrying him and two other astronauts will launch at 5:56 pm on September 25.
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UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has offered his sincere condolences to Jordanian King Abdullah II bin Al Hussein in a phone call on Saturday over the victims of an attack targeting a church in Karak governorate.
Dubai awards stormwater drainage contracts worth AED3 billion
Dubai Municipality has awarded contracts for four new projects under Phase 3 of the ‘Tasreef’ Programme to develop Dubai’s stormwater drainage network, with a total value of AED3 billion.
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