ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – October 12, 2019: Hazza Ali Al Mansoori, the first UAE Astronaut to be deployed on a space mission to the International Space Station (ISS) (C) and Sultan Saif Al Neyadi, a member of the International Space Station (ISS) mission back-up team (back L), arrive at the Presidential Airport.
( Abdullah Al Junaibi )

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – October 12, 2019: Hazza Ali Al Mansoori, the first UAE Astronaut to be deployed on a space mission to the International Space Station (ISS) (C) and Sultan Saif Al Neyadi, a member of the International Space Station (ISS) mission back-up team (back L), arrive at the Presidential Airport.
( Abdullah Al Junaibi )

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – October 12, 2019: HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces (C) and HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region (back L), look at a model of the Soyuz MS-15 space ship which launched Hazza Ali Al Mansoori, the first UAE Astronaut (R), to the International Space Station, during a homecoming reception at the Presidential Airport.
( Abdullah Al Junaibi )

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – October 12, 2019: HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces (R) and HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region (back), speaks with Sultan Saif Al Neyadi, a member of the International Space Station (ISS) mission back-up team (L), during a homecoming reception at the Presidential Airport.
( Abdullah Al Junaibi )

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – October 12, 2019: The Al Forsan aerobatic team perform a fly-by during a homecoming reception for UAE Astronauts Hazza Ali Al Mansoori and Sultan Saif Al Neyadi, at the Presidential Airport.
( Hamad Al Kaabi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs )​

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – October 12, 2019: The Al Forsan aerobatic team perform a fly-by during a homecoming reception for UAE Astronauts Hazza Ali Al Mansoori and Sultan Saif Al Neyadi, at the Presidential Airport.
( Hamad Al Kaabi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs )​

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – October 12, 2019: HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces (6th R), receives Hazza Ali Al Mansoori, the first UAE Astronaut to be deployed on a space mission to the International Space Station (ISS) (5th R), and Sultan Saif Al Neyadi, a member of the International Space Station mission back-up team (7th R), during a home-coming reception at the Presidential Airport.
( Hamad Al Kaabi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs )​

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – October 12, 2019: HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces (2nd R) receives a replica of the “Zayed’s Space Ambition” logo from H.E. Hamad Obaid Al Mansoori, Chairman of the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (3rd R). Seen with Hazza Ali Al Mansoori, the first UAE Astronaut to be deployed on a space mission to the International Space Station (ISS) (R), and Sultan Saif Al Neyadi, a member of the International Space Station mission back-up team (4th R), during a home-coming reception at the Presidential Airport.
( Hamad Al Kaabi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs )​

rABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – October 12, 2019: HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces (2nd L) looks at a model of the Soyuz MS-15 space ship which launched Hazza Ali Al Mansoori, the first UAE Astronaut (3rd L) to the International Space Station, during a homecoming reception at the Presidential Airport.
( Hamad Al Kaabi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs )​

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – October 12, 2019: H HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces (C) looks at a model of the Soyuz MS-15 space ship which launched Hazza Ali Al Mansoori, the first UAE Astronaut (R) to the International Space Station, during a homecoming reception at the Presidential Airport.
( Hamad Al Kaabi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs )​

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – October 12, 2019: Hazza Ali Al Mansoori, the first UAE Astronaut to be deployed on a space mission to the International Space Station (ISS) (3rd R), receives a note from HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mohamed bin Hamad bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan (R). Seen with HH Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council (2nd R).
( Hamad Al Kaabi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs )​

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – October 12, 2019: HH Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council (R), HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces (5th R) and HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region (8th R), stand for a photo with Hazza Ali Al Mansoori, the first UAE Astronaut to be deployed on a space mission to the International Space Station (ISS) (7th R) and
Sultan Saif Al Neyadi, a member of the International Space Station (ISS) mission back-up team (L), during a homecoming reception at the Presidential Airport.
( Hamad Al Kaabi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs )​

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – October 12, 2019: HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region (R) stands for a photograph with Sultan Saif Al Neyadi, a member of the International Space Station (ISS) mission back-up team (L), during a homecoming reception at the Presidential Airport.
( Hamad Al Kaabi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs )​

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – October 12, 2019: Hazza Ali Al Mansoori, the first UAE Astronaut to be deployed on a space mission to the International Space Station (ISS) (C), greets HE Dr Ahmed Mubarak Al Mazrouei, Secretary General of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council (L), during a homecoming reception at the Presidential Airport.
( Hamad Al Mansoori for the Ministry of Presidential Affairs )

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – October 12, 2019: Hazza Ali Al Mansoori, the first UAE Astronaut to be deployed on a space mission to the International Space Station (ISS) (C) and Sultan Saif Al Neyadi, a member of the International Space Station (ISS) mission back-up team (back), greet school children during a homecoming reception at the Presidential Airport.
( Hamad Al Mansoori for the Ministry of Presidential Affairs )

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – October 12, 2019: HH Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council (back 2nd R), stands for a photograph with Hazza Ali Al Mansoori, the first UAE Astronaut to be deployed on a space mission to the International Space Station (ISS) (back R) and Sultan Saif Al Neyadi, a member of the International Space Station (ISS) mission back-up team (back 3rd R), during a home-coming reception, at the Presidential Airport.
( Hamad Al Mansoori for the Ministry of Presidential Affairs )

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – October 12, 2019: Hazza Ali Al Mansoori, the first UAE Astronaut to be deployed on a space mission to the International Space Station (ISS) (back 5ht R) and Sultan Saif Al Neyadi, a member of the International Space Station (ISS) mission back-up team (back 3rd R), stand for a photograph with HH Sheikh Sultan bin Falah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (back R), HH Sheikh Rashid bin Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan (back 2nd R), HH Sheikh Zayed bin Nahyan bin Zayed Al Nahyan (back 4th R), HH Sheikh Zayed bin Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (back 6th R), HH Sheikh Diab bin Saeed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan (back 7th R), HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (back L), HH Sheikh Nahyan bin Diab bin Saif Al Nahyan (front L) and HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Diab bin Saif Al Nahyan (front 2nd L), during a home-coming reception, at the Presidential Airport.
( Hamad Al Mansoori for the Ministry of Presidential Affairs )

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – October 12, 2019: ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – October 12, 2019: HE Mariam Mohamed Saeed Hareb Al Mehairi, UAE Minister of State for Food Security (L), HE Sarah Yousif Al Amiri, UAE Minister of State for Advanced Sciences (2nd L), HE Dr Maitha Salem Al Shamsi, UAE Minister of State (5th L), HE Jameela Salem Al Muhairi, UAE Minister of State for Public Education Affairs (6th L),and HE Hessa Essa Buhumaid, UAE Minister of Community Development (R), stand for a photo with Hazza Ali Al Mansoori, the first UAE Astronaut to be deployed on a space mission to the International Space Station (ISS) (3rd L) and Sultan Saif Al Neyadi, a member of the International Space Station (ISS) mission back-up team (4th L), during a homecoming reception a the Presidential Airport.
( Hamad Al Mansoori for the Ministry of Presidential Affairs )

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – October 12, 2019: HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces (C), speaks with Sultan Saif Al Neyadi, a member of the International Space Station (ISS) mission back-up team (L) and Hazza Ali Al Mansoori, the first UAE Astronaut to be deployed on a space mission to the International Space Station (ISS) (R) , during a homecoming reception at the Presidential Airport.
Seen with HH Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council (back L).
( Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs )

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – October 12, 2019: HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces (L), receives Hazza Ali Al Mansoori, the first UAE Astronaut to be deployed on a space mission to the International Space Station (ISS) (R) during a homecoming reception at the Presidential Airport.
( Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs )

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – October 12, 2019: HH Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council (R), HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces (5th R and HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region (8th R), stand for a photo with Hazza Ali Al Mansoori, the first UAE Astronaut to be deployed on a space mission to the International Space Station (ISS) (7th R) and
Sultan Saif Al Neyadi, a member of the International Space Station (ISS) mission back-up team (L), during a homecoming reception at the Presidential Airport.
( Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs )

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – October 12, 2019: HE Mariam Mohamed Saeed Hareb Al Mehairi, UAE Minister of State for Food Security (L), HE Sarah Yousif Al Amiri, UAE Minister of State for Advanced Sciences (2nd L), HE Dr Maitha Salem Al Shamsi, UAE Minister of State (5th L), HE Jameela Salem Al Muhairi, UAE Minister of State for Public Education Affairs (6th L),and HE Hessa Essa Buhumaid, UAE Minister of Community Development (R), stand for a photo with Hazza Ali Al Mansoori, the first UAE Astronaut to be deployed on a space mission to the International Space Station (ISS) (3rd L) and
Sultan Saif Al Neyadi, a member of the International Space Station (ISS) mission back-up team (4th L), during a homecoming reception a the Presidential Airport.
( Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs )

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – October 12, 2019: Hazza Ali Al Mansoori, the first UAE Astronaut to be deployed on a space mission to the International Space Station (ISS) (2nd L) and Sultan Saif Al Neyadi, a member of the International Space Station (ISS) mission back-up team (R), perform the traditional aayalah dance, during a homecoming reception, at the Presidential Airport.
( Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs )

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – October 12, 2019: Hazza Ali Al Mansoori, the first UAE Astronaut to be deployed on a space mission to the International Space Station (ISS) (C) and Sultan Saif Al Neyadi, a member of the International Space Station (ISS) mission back-up team (back L), arrive at the Presidential Airport.
( Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs )

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – October 12, 2019: HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces (R), receives Hazza Ali Al Mansoori, the first UAE Astronaut to be deployed on a space mission to the International Space Station (ISS) (C) during a homecoming reception at the Presidential Airport.
( Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs )

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – October 12, 2019: HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces (R), receives the UAE flag which travelled to the International Space Station (ISS) mission with the Hazza Ali Al Mansoori (L), the first UAE Astronaut to be deployed on a space mission, during a homecoming reception at the Presidential Airport.
( Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs )

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – October 12, 2019: HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region (R), receives Hazza Ali Al Mansoori, the first UAE Astronaut to be deployed on a space mission to the International Space Station (ISS) (L)) during a homecoming reception at the Presidential Airport.
( Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs )

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – October 12, 2019: HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces (R), receives Sultan Saif Al Neyadi, a member of the International Space Station (ISS) mission back-up team (L), during a homecoming reception at the Presidential Airport.
( Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs )

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – October 12, 2019: HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces (R), receives a member of the UAE Astronaut Program / Mohamed bin Rashid Space Centre during a homecoming reception at the Presidential Airport.
( Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs )

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – October 12, 2019: HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces (R), receives a member of the UAE Astronaut Program / Mohamed bin Rashid Space Centre during a homecoming reception at the Presidential Airport.
( Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs )

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – October 12, 2019: HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces (R), receives a member of the UAE Astronaut Program / Mohamed bin Rashid Space Centre during a homecoming reception at the Presidential Airport.
( Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs )

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – October 12, 2019: HH Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council (R), receives a member of the UAE Astronaut Program / Mohamed bin Rashid Space Centre during a homecoming reception at the Presidential Airport.
( Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs )

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – October 12, 2019: HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces (R), receives Hazza Ali Al Mansoori, the first UAE Astronaut to be deployed on a space mission to the International Space Station (ISS) (L) during a homecoming reception, at the Presidential Airport.
( Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs )

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – October 12, 2019: HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces (C) and HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region (R), stand for a photo with Hazza Ali Al Mansoori, the first UAE Astronaut to be deployed on a space mission to the International Space Station (ISS) (2nd R) and
Sultan Saif Al Neyadi, a member of the International Space Station (ISS) mission back-up team (2nd L), during a homecoming reception at the Presidential Airport.
( Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs )

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – October 12, 2019: Hazza Ali Al Mansoori, the first UAE Astronaut to be deployed on a space mission to the International Space Station (ISS) (C) and
Sultan Saif Al Neyadi, a member of the International Space Station (ISS) mission back-up team (back), greet school children during a homecoming reception at the Presidential Airport.
( Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs )

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – October 12, 2019: The Father of Hazza Ali Al Mansoori, the first UAE Astronaut to be deployed on a space mission to the International Space Station (ISS) (R) greets his son during a homecoming reception at the Presidential Airport. Seen with Sultan Saif Al Neyadi, a member of the International Space Station (ISS) mission back-up team (L).
( Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs )

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – (Top) February 1976: Composite photo showing HH Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates meeting with Apollo 17 astronauts in 1976.
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ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – October 12, 2019: (Below) HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces (2nd R), meets with Hazza Ali Al Mansoori, the first UAE Astronaut to be deployed on a space mission to the International Space Station (ISS) (R) and Sultan Saif Al Neyadi, a member of the International Space Station (ISS) mission back-up team (L), during a homecoming recption at the Presidential Airport.
( Rashed Al Mansoori / Ministry of Presidential Affairs )

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – October 12, 2019: HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces (R), receives Hazza Ali Al Mansoori, the first UAE Astronaut to be deployed on a space mission to the International Space Station (ISS) (not shown), and
Sultan Saif Al Neyadi, a member of the International Space Station mission back-up team (2nd R), during a home-coming reception, at the Presidential Airport.
( Rashed Al Mansoori / Ministry of Presidential Affairs )

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – October 12, 2019: Traditional Ayalah dancers participate in a homecoming reception for UAE Astronauts Hazza Ali Al Mansoori and Sultan Saif Al Neyadi, at the Presidential Airport.
( Rashed Al Mansoori / Ministry of Presidential Affairs )

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – October 12, 2019: Hazza Ali Al Mansoori, the first UAE Astronaut to be deployed on a space mission to the International Space Station (ISS) (C) and Sultan Saif Al Neyadi, a member of the International Space Station (ISS) mission back-up team (back L), arrive at the Presidential Airport.
( Rashed Al Mansoori / Ministry of Presidential Affairs )

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – October 12, 2019: HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces (R), receives Hazza Ali Al Mansoori, the first UAE Astronaut to be deployed on a space mission to the International Space Station (ISS) (L), during a home-coming reception at the Presidential Airport.
( Rashed Al Mansoori / Ministry of Presidential Affairs )

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – October 12, 2019: HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region (R), receives Hazza Ali Al Mansoori, the first UAE Astronaut to be deployed on a space mission to the International Space Station (ISS) (L), during a home-coming reception at the Presidential Airport.
( Rashed Al Mansoori / Ministry of Presidential Affairs )

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – October 12, 2019: HH Major General Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy National Security Adviser (R), receives Hazza Ali Al Mansoori, the first UAE Astronaut to be deployed on a space mission to the International Space Station (ISS) (L), during a home-coming reception at the Presidential Airport.
( Rashed Al Mansoori / Ministry of Presidential Affairs )

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – October 12, 2019: HH Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan (R), receives Hazza Ali Al Mansoori, the first UAE Astronaut to be deployed on a space mission to the International Space Station (ISS) (L), during a home-coming reception at the Presidential Airport.
( Rashed Al Mansoori / Ministry of Presidential Affairs )

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – October 12, 2019: The family of Hazza Ali Al Mansoori, the first UAE Astronaut to be deployed on a space mission to the International Space Station (ISS) (L), participate in a home-coming reception at the Presidential Airport.
( Rashed Al Mansoori / Ministry of Presidential Affairs )

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – October 12, 2019: The family of Hazza Ali Al Mansoori, the first UAE Astronaut to be deployed on a space mission to the International Space Station (ISS) (C), participate in a home-coming reception at the Presidential Airport.
( Rashed Al Mansoori / Ministry of Presidential Affairs )

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – October 12, 2019: HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Tahnoon bin Mohamed Al Nahyan, Director of the Martyrs’ Families’ Affairs Office of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Court (R), receives Hazza Ali Al Mansoori, the first UAE Astronaut to be deployed on a space mission to the International Space Station (ISS) (L), during a home-coming reception at the Presidential Airport.
( Rashed Al Mansoori / Ministry of Presidential Affairs )

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – October 12, 2019: HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Tahnoon bin Mohamed Al Nahyan, Director of the Martyrs’ Families’ Affairs Office of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Court (C), receives Hazza Ali Al Mansoori, the first UAE Astronaut to be deployed on a space mission to the International Space Station (ISS) (L), during a home-coming reception at the Presidential Airport.
( Rashed Al Mansoori / Ministry of Presidential Affairs )

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – October 12, 2019: HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces (center R), receives Hazza Ali Al Mansoori, the first UAE Astronaut to be deployed on a space mission to the International Space Station (ISS) (center L), during a home-coming reception at the Presidential Airport.
( Rashed Al Mansoori / Ministry of Presidential Affairs )

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – October 12, 2019: HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces (6th R), stands for a photograph with Hazza Ali Al Mansoori, the first UAE Astronaut to be deployed on a space mission to the International Space Station (ISS) (4th R), and Sultan Saif Al Neyadi, a member of the International Space Station mission back-up team (8th R), during a home-coming reception, at the Presidential Airport. Seen with HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region (L).
( Rashed Al Mansoori / Ministry of Presidential Affairs )

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – October 12, 2019: HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces (C) and HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region (back 3rd L), look at a model of the Soyuz MS-15 space ship which launched Hazza Ali Al Mansoori, the first UAE Astronaut (R) to the International Space Station, during a homecoming reception at the Presidential Airport. Seen with HH Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council (back L) and Sultan Saif Al Neyadi, a member of the International Space Station mission back-up team (4th L).
( Rashed Al Mansoori / Ministry of Presidential Affairs )

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – October 12, 2019: HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces (R) and HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region (back C), look at a model of the Soyuz MS-15 space ship which launched Hazza Ali Al Mansoori, the first UAE Astronaut (not shown) to the International Space Station, during a homecoming reception at the Presidential Airport. Seen with Sultan Saif Al Neyadi, a member of the International Space Station mission back-up team (3rd L).
( Rashed Al Mansoori / Ministry of Presidential Affairs )

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – October 12, 2019: HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region (C), stands for a photograph with Hazza Ali Al Mansoori, the first UAE Astronaut to be deployed on a space mission to the International Space Station (ISS) (R), during a home-coming reception, at the Presidential Airport. Seen with Abdullah Al Sayed Al Hashemi (L).
( Rashed Al Mansoori / Ministry of Presidential Affairs )

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – October 12, 2019: HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region (R), stands for a photograph with Sultan Saif Al Neyadi, a member of the International Space Station mission back-up team (L), during a home-coming reception, at the Presidential Airport.
( Rashed Al Mansoori / Ministry of Presidential Affairs )