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Podcast: Beyond the Headlines
Episode: As Hazza Al Mansouri returns, the UAE looks to Mars, the Moon and beyond
Description: At 2.59pm UAE time on Thursday the 3rd of October 2019 Hazza Al Mansouri, the first Emirati in space touched down on Earth after spending 8 days at the international space station.
For the last eight days Al Mansouri was speeding around the earth at 7.66km/hour completing approximately 16 orbits a day. During his time there in zero gravity, Hazza conducted experiments relating to the perception of time in microgravity and the effects of space on the body’s cardiovascular system.
But now he’s back. And his visit sparked the imagination of a country. Host Suhail Rather looks at the mission and wha...