Portrait of United Arab Emirates astronaut, Hazzaa AlMansoori
Born
(1983-12-13) 13 December 1983 (age 40)
Al Wathba, United Arab Emirates[2][3]
Other names
Hazzaa Ali Abdan Khalfan AlMansoori هَزَّاع عَلِي عَبْدان خَلْفَان ٱلْمَنْصُوْرِي
Alma mater
Khalifa bin Zayed Air College
Space career
UAE astronaut (2018)
Current occupation
Fighter pilot, Astronaut
Time in space
7d 21h 01m[1]
Selection
MBRSC Selection 1[1]
Missions
Soyuz MS-15/Soyuz MS-12 (ISS EP-19)
Hazzaa AlMansoori[2][3] (Arabic: هَزَّاع ٱلْمَنْصُوْرِي, romanized: Hazzāʿ Al-Manṣūrī, surname also spelled "Al Mansoori", full name Hazzaa Ali Abdan Khalfan Al Mansoori (هَزَّاع عَلِي عَبْدان خَلْفَان ٱلْمَنْصُوْرِي) is an Emirati astronaut and the first person from the United Arab Emirates in space. In 2019, he embarked on the UAE's first scientific mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The mission carried the slogan 'Zayed's Ambition', making the UAE the 19th country worldwide, and the first country in the Arab region, to travel to the ISS. He also became the back-up astronaut for Sultan Al Neyadi for the UAE's second mission to the ISS, which is the longest Arab space mission. Previously, he was the UAE's youngest F-16 fighter pilot.
On 25 September 2019, he launched aboard the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft to the International Space Station, where he stayed for eight days.[4][5] He landed safely in Kazakhstan, on 3 October 2019 aboard Soyuz MS-12 completing the United Arab Emirates first astronaut mission.[6]He also became the first Arab Increment Lead for an ISS expedition during this mission. In his role as lead, Al Mansouri guided the ISS crew through every aspect of the mission.
^ ab"Astronaut Biography: Hazza Al Mansouri". www.spacefacts.de.
^ abNasir, Sarwat (26 February 2019). "How UAE astronauts reacted to call-up: One went jogging, the other thought it was a dream". Khaleej Times. Dubai. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
^ ab"Hazza Al-Mansouri". Gulf News. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
^"UAE in space: Hazzaa al Mansoori to become first Emirati astronaut". BBC News. 21 September 2019.
^"First glimpse of the rocket that will take Emirati astronaut Hazza to space". 24 September 2019.
^"Hazzaa AlMansoori Returns to Earth After a Historic Trip to The ISS". Dubailad. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
AlMansoori (Arabic: هَزَّاع ٱلْمَنْصُوْرِي, romanized: HazzāʿAl-Manṣūrī, surname also spelled "Al Mansoori", full name Hazzaa Ali Abdan Khalfan Al Mansoori...
the first two astronauts from the United Arab Emirates, along with HazzaAlMansouri. He is the first Arab to serve on the International Space Station...
Emirati astronauts HazzaAlMansouri and Sultan Al Neyadi, and successfully launched the first Emirati and Arab astronaut HazzaAlMansouri to the International...
Maamoun Abdulqader, Mahmoud Fadhlullah, Al Fateh Al Talib, Hussain Al Mirghani, Abbas Ali and Nasser, Abdullah AlMansouri from the Sudanese and Saudi community...
orthopedic surgeon. HazzaAlMansouri – first Emirati in space and first Arab to board the International Space Station Sultan Al Neyadi – second of the...
Nora Al Matrooshi and Mohammad Al Mulla, selected by the MBRSC, will take part in training as international partner astronauts. HazzaAlMansouri – who...
Soyuz MS-12 (carrying Ovchinin, Hague, and spaceflight participant HazzaAlMansouri) undocked from the station and Koch, Skvortsov, Parmitano and Morgan...
Soyuz MS-15 Oleg Skripochka Jessica Meir HazzaAlMansouri Delivered Expedition 61/62/EP-19 crew to ISS. AlMansouri became the first person from the UAE...
September 2015 40 Kazakhstan Aidyn Aimbetov 41 United Arab Emirates HazzaAlMansouri Soyuz MS-15 25 September 2019 2020s 42 Australia Chris Boshuizen...
Muszaphar Shukor Yi So-yeon 2010s 44 — Andreas Mogensen Aidyn Aimbetov HazzaAlMansouri 2020-present 27 Inspiration4, first private orbital flight Namira...
three-year prison sentences on 27 November 2011. On 25 September 2019, HazzaAlMansouri launched aboard the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft to the International Space...
(tourist) Sandra H. Magnus (three times) Yuri Malenchenko (five times) HazzaAlMansouri Nicole Aunapu Mann Thomas H. Marshburn (three times) Richard A. Mastracchio...
astronaut HazzaAlMansouri, who would fly a short duration mission and land with the crew of Soyuz MS-12 eight days after launch. Meir, Skripochka and Al Mansouri...
Stefanyshyn-Piper flew under the American flag HazzaAlMansouri, first Emirati in space. - Soyuz MS-15/MS-12 (2019) Sultan Al Neyadi, first long duration Emirati...
Emirati Astronaut Group (United Arab Emirates) HazzaAlMansouri, Sultan Al Neyadi In 2018, AlMansouri and Al Neyadi were announced as candidates to fly...
mission, which occurred in 2019 when HazzaAlMansouri embarked on a journey to the International Space Station. Al Marri has supervised and overseen a...
International Space Station Success Aleksey Ovchinin, Nick Hague, HazzaAlMansouri 142 Soyuz MS-13 Soyuz MS 11F732A48 #746 20 July 2019 06 February 2020...
Global Information