The UAE’s first Emirati astronaut Hazza Al Mansoori said he will rely on almighty God for his mission to the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday, adding that he is “not alone” as millions of Arabs are with him “in their hearts”.
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00:00We just met with Emirati astronauts Hassan al-Mansouri and Sultan al-Nayyari during their
00:05last press conference before the launch to the International Space Station tomorrow.
00:16Hassan will lift off to the ISS tomorrow at 5.56 p.m. UAE time with his colleagues Russian
00:23Commander Oleg Skripochka and NASA astronaut Jessica Meir on board the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft.
00:30Hassan was asked during the press conference what he would say during the final moments
00:35before liftoff. If Yuri Gagarin had the famous line, let's go and Neil Armstrong had this
00:43famous line, Houston we have liftoff. So when he was asked this his eyes lit up and Hassan said,
00:50Tawakkalna Allah, Allah, which is Arabic for we rely on the name of the Almighty God.
00:57The crew was asked if they had their friends and family members here in Baikonur to express
01:02their support and Hassan said he has more than a million from the Arab region. He also takes pride
01:09in receiving messages of support from people from all over the world. Hassan and Sultan also shared
01:15interesting stories during their training days, how they communicate using Runglish or Russian
01:20and English and how Hassan would pray on the ISS. For more details, latest updates on Hassan's
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