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First Arab in Space
September 26 , 2019
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- A Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur space center, Kazakhstan carried an Emirati to the International Space Station (ISS).
- He will make history as the first Arab on the International Space Station.
- Hazzaa al-Mansoori of the United Arab Emirates is accompanied by Russia’s Oleg Skripochka and NASA astronaut Jessica Meir in his flight to the ISS.
- ISS is a rare example of cooperation between Russia and the West.
- It has been orbiting Earth at about 28,000 kilometers (17,000 miles) per hour since 1998.
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