posted 09-26-2019 01:00 PM               

UAE issues postage stamps honoring first Emirati astronaut in space

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has released postage stamps commemorating its first astronaut's flight into space, 55 years after doing the same to honor international space travelers.

The Emirates Post issued the set of six stamps on Wednesday (Sept. 25), the same day that Hazzaa AlMansoori launched on Russia's Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft to the International Space Station. The new commemoratives were produced in collaboration with the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC).