Abu Dhabi, Sep. 25, 2019, SPA -- Hazza Al-Mansoori today made his first venture to the sky as United Arab Emirates first astronaut to the International Space Station (ISS), a great milestone that catapults his country to the ranks of advanced nations, especially in the space science. Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre, MBRSC, announced earlier today the successful launch of the space mission carrying the first Emirati astronaut, Hazza Al Mansoori, onboard the Russian spacecraft Soyuz MS-15, at 5:57 pm UAE standard time from Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan. --SPA 22:00 LOCAL TIME 19:00 GMT 0027 www.spa.gov.sa/w1179414