Hazzaa AlMansoori
At a glance
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Name in Arabic | هزاع المنصوري |
| Mission | Zayed Ambition 1, ISS, 25 September to 3 October 2019 |
| Background | Military pilot, Khalifa bin Zayed Air College; F-16 pilot |
| Current role | Astronauts Office Manager, MBRSC |
Source: Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre: Hazzaa AlMansoori; Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre: Missions and projects1,2
Background
AlMansoori trained as a military pilot at Khalifa bin Zayed Air College and spent three years in Arizona training as a Functional Check Flight pilot for the F-16 Block 60. He was selected for the UAE Astronaut Programme with Sultan AlNeyadi from about 4,000 applicants.1,2
Zayed Ambition 1
He trained for more than 1,400 hours at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre in Moscow, NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston and the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne. His mission ran from 25 September to 3 October 2019; 16 of his 31 experiments were run with Roscosmos, NASA, ESA and JAXA.1,2
He was later the backup to Sultan AlNeyadi for the UAE's second ISS mission and now manages the Astronauts Office at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre.1
Sources
- Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre: Hazzaa AlMansoori
- Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre: Missions and projects
Facts checked 22 October 2026. Prepared by Invest-Emirates.ae for general information.