Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor

First Malaysian In SPACE

The 1725th flight of a Soyuz launch vehicle was performed Wednesday, October 10, 2007 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 7:22 p.m. Baikonur time (3:22 p.m., in Paris).

Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, a 35-year-old doctor and part-time model, blasted off Wednesday aboard a Russian Soyuz space craft with Russian cosmonaut Yury Malenchenko and NASA's Peggy Whitson.

The project to have a homegrown "angkasawan" was part of a billion-dollar purchase of 18 Sukhoi 30-MKM fighter jets from Russia.

Muszaphar was chosen from thousands of hopefuls in a nationwide competition that generated tremendous excitement in Malaysia, which is celebrating its half-century of independence from British colonial rule.

Muszaphar, who blasted off from the Baikonur launch centre that Russia runs in Kazakhstan, is due to return to earth on October 21.

During his mission, Muszaphar will conduct experiments on behalf of Malaysia's Genome Institute, including tests on cancer cells

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[umlarmy]

finally..i arrived at place where no racist word here..Peace!

[7717tzm]

who say malay are arab?brainless.

[menzhi]

@farhana4300 << macam awak dah nampak batang koneknya besar cam batu giling?? hahaha.. Dia pondan ke? Maksudnya gay? There were some rumours abt him and the fat chef? Betul ke?? Susah nak percaya.. Datok SMS hensem.. Chef tu.. pendek gemok gedempol... Kalau true.. ini lah dikatakan.. Cinta buta tak pandang rupa!!! Hati perut lagi important! Tapi Datok SMS nak kawin on 101010!!! So.. Is he really gay??

[mike2043]

I'm proud to be Malaysian and our Astronaut ...ignore the haters. Actually they don't have 10 million dollar to go to space. If u don't like staying in Malaysia go to other country----Butt off !!!!

[farhana4300]

apa mslh lu mamat normal ke mamat gay aku tak tau lak all cant be happen without allah permission u must understand dis ok tapi yg aku tau dr sheikh muszaphar ni lembik mcm obor obor laut aku heran diatu badan je besar ati kecik btg konek besar mcm batu giling tapi cam pondan nak mampus dah tua balik haji muka bermekap mcm pondan haji apa haji kaki jubuh lepas tu nak kawin ngan dr halina sundal indon giler tu wa dah cakap lu dr sheikh ni giler berlagak je lebih tapi baghal mcm lembu giler

[Mohi]

True that...

[BukanMelayu]

I forgot that you are a BOYANESE! Singaporean Malays are mostly BOYAN.

[BukanMelayu]

Twisted facts??? The Quran is DIVINE REVELATION as GIVEN to Prophet Mohamed saw.

You will find the word GIVEN to every prophet that has been given a book.

By the way, I am a Muslim. My ancestors accepted Islam during the time of Prophet Suleiman - read Sura An-Naml Verse 23-44.

[BukanMelayu]

Actually, nobody bothered me except for you.

[BukanMelayu]

If you are not a Malay, why are you wasting our time arguing?????

No facts??? I supported most of my statements with verses from the Quran.

[BukanMelayu]

I never denied that I am Keturunan Pendatang - my moyang's kampung is the same as Mizan, Sirajuddin, Hamid Albar and Pak Lah.

So, why are they classified as 'Melayu'?