Our Gulf News reporter Evangeline Jose tells us the atmosphere the moment the rocket took flight at Baikonur. Hazzaa Al Mansoori will be the first Emirati in space. View the live coverage of UAE’s space mission on gulfnews.com.
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00:00Hi, this is Evangeline. I'm reporting live from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
00:04Just witnessing the launch of the Soyuz MS-15, the spacecraft that is carrying the astronauts,
00:12Hazar al-Mansouri, into the International Space Station.
00:16The liftoff was a success. It began on time at 5.57 p.m. UAE time.
00:23At 5.57 the entire thing was complete and we could see the rocket go through the clouds.
00:29The excitement was huge and people were shouting, cheering as the rocket went up.
00:36And some were even crying. There was a lot of emotion.
00:41The crew was watching from a separate point and we could see them waving at the rocket as it went.
00:49There were people crying while this was happening.