Emirati astronaut Hazza Al Mansouri tells of how Nasa put him through his paces

  • Date: 17-Jun-2021
  • Source: The National
  • Sector:Transport
  • Country:UAE
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Emirati astronaut Hazza Al Mansouri tells of how Nasa put him through his paces

The UAE's first astronaut, Maj Hazza Al Mansouri, has told of the ups and downs of his intense training at Nasa's Johnson Space Centre.

Maj Al Mansouri trains with his colleague, reserve astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi, at the US space agency.

The two previously trained in Russia for a year to learn the Russian language, know more about the Soyuz spacecraft and familiarise their bodies with the harsh conditions in space.