BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan: A Soyuz rocket blasted off on Wednesday from the Baikonur space centre in Kazakhstan carrying an Emirati who is set to make history as the first Arab on the International Space Station. The Russian rocket carrying the three-member crew — including Hazzaa al-Mansoori of the United Arab Emirates — took off as scheduled at 1357 GMT. Mansoori, 35, …
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September 27, 2019