It's launch day today for Emirati astronaut Hazzaa AlMansoori

Khaleej Times is reporting live from Baikonur, Kazakhstan.

The world's attention will be set towards the UAE's mission to the International Space Station (ISS) today, as Emirati astronaut Hazzaa AlMansoori carries out a historic mission on board the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft.

AlMansoori will head to space with Russian commander Oleg Skripochka and Nasa astronaut Jessica Meir. Their launch will take place at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Reserve Emirati astronaut Sultan AlNeyadi will also be at Baikonur with Russian commander Sergey Ryzhikov and Thomas Marshburn from Nasa.

At exactly 5.57pm local time today, the FG rocket will take off from Baikonur, powering the Soyuz spacecraft that carries a 3-member crew, including AlMansoori.

Khaleej Times is reporting live from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, where Hazza Al Mansoori will start the historic journey to the space.

Here are the latest updates:

11:46am

Yousuf Al Shaibani, Director General of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), arrives at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre in Baikonur.

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Live: Yousuf Al Shaibani, Director General of @MBRSpaceCentre arrives. - http://bit.ly/2mv7Qqu  (KT video: Sarwat Nasir)
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⁦@astro_hazzaa @MBRSpaceCentre #GoodLuckHazzaa #UAEinSpace

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11:48 AM - Sep 25, 2019

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11:15am

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Live: Media and tourists wait for the #astronauts to arrive. - http://bit.ly/2mv7Qqu  (KT video: Sarwat Nasir)
⁧#هزاع_المنصوري⁩
⁦@MBRSpaceCentre #GoodLuckHazzaa #UAEinSpace

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11:19 AM - Sep 25, 2019

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10:45am

A massive crowd, consisting of tourists and media, have gathered outside the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre in Baikonur, where AlMansoori will board a bus and head to another building to put his Sokol suit on.

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Live: Tourists arrive outside to see ⁦#HazzaaAlMansoori⁩ board the bus. Stay tuned to our page for more updates. (KT photo: Sarwat Nasir)
⁧#هزاع_المنصوري⁩
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⁦#GoodLuckHazzaa⁩

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10:46 AM - Sep 25, 2019

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Wednesday, 10:40am

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#UAEinSpace: It’s launch day! The bus which will take #UAE #astronaut @astro_hazzaa and his crew to the building where they put their Sokol suit on has arrived. Liftoff will be at 5.57pm (UAE time), today. (KT video: Sarwat Nasir)#هزاع_المنصوري @MBRSpaceCentre #GoodLuckHazzaa

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10:41 AM - Sep 25, 2019

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