Vice President of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has been a supporter of the space programme for a long time. He said “our vision, which started 12 years ago, is starting to bear fruit” and also met with Al Mansoori and Sultan Saif Muftah Hamad Al Niadi, the other Emirati astronaut prior to the launch. The press in India also hailed this historic moment of an Emirati in space.
The launch of the first Emirati into space is the fulfillment of a long cherished dream of the country’s founding father.
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