Business News UAE leaders react to first UAE astronaut’s entry to space Hazzaa lifted off aboard the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft at 5:57pm in Baikonur, Kazakhstan on Wednesday. Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Related Live: UAE astronaut Hazzaa boards rocket ahead of flight South Africa’s economy enters 70th month of downward cycle