BAIKONUR (Kazakhstan): Hospital UKM’s Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor will make history when he goes into space on board the Russian Soyuz TMA-11 spacecraft at 9.22pm (Malaysian time) on Wednesday. Sheikh Muszaphar set to be first Malaysian in space
“It’s a small step for me, but a great leap for the Malaysian people,’’ Dr Sheikh Muszaphar – the first Malaysian to go into space – told the Associated Press, rephrasing Neil Armstrong’s legendary words after the Apollo landing on the moon in 1969. - The Star
Well, we finally have our first astronaut. The price we pay, estimated 90 million ringgit as rumored. The debate few days ago from NASA is whether he qualified as an astronaut or a space traveller. PM defended it and Russian side affirmed he is an astronaut indeed. Should we be happy? Its a yes and no answer to me. However I will always look at the positive side of it. MALAYSIA BOLEH!
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