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Alia Al Mansoori watches the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch from Kennedy Space Center. Scott A Miller for The National
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Alia Al Mansoori watches the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch from Kennedy Space Center. Scott A Miller for The National
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The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Kennedy Space Center carrying Alia Al Mansoori's Genes in Space experiment. Scott A Miller for The National
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Alia Al Mansoori watches the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch from Kennedy Space Center carrying her Genes in Space experiment to the International Space Station on August 14, 2017. Scott A Miller for The National
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Alia Al Mansoori watches with her sister Maryam Al Mansoori as the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Kennedy Space Center. Scott A Miller for The National
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The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Kennedy Space Center carrying Alia Al Mansoori's Genes in Space experiment. Scott A Miller for The National
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Alia Al Mansoori watches the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch from Kennedy Space Center. Scott A Miller for The National
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Alia Al Mansoori watches the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch from Kennedy Space Center. Scott A Miller for The National
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The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Kennedy Space Center carrying Alia Al Mansoori's Genes in Space experiment. Scott A Miller for The National
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Alia Al Mansoori watches the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch from Kennedy Space Center carrying her Genes in Space experiment to the International Space Station on August 14, 2017. Scott A Miller for The National
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Alia Al Mansoori watches with her sister Maryam Al Mansoori as the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Kennedy Space Center. Scott A Miller for The National
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The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Kennedy Space Center carrying Alia Al Mansoori's Genes in Space experiment. Scott A Miller for The National
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Alia Al Mansoori watches the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch from Kennedy Space Center. Scott A Miller for The National
Dreams of Emirati teenager Alia Al Mansoori launched into space
The 15-year-old saw her Genes In Space winning experiment blast off to the International Space Station
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