Video: UAE astronaut Hazzaa AlMansoori lands back on Earth

Hazzaa AlMansoori, the UAE’s first astronaut to have visited space and the International Space Station, landed on Earth after an eight-day journey.

Hazzaa, who had flown to the ISS last Wednesday on board the Soyuz MS-12 mission, S61 Expedition.

AlMansoori, father of four and a former military fighter jet pilot, rocketed off at 5.57pm (UAE time) on September 25 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome’s Gagarin Launch Pad.