Sheikh Muszaphar Set To Be First Malaysian In Space
Written by Jai on October 10, 2007 – 6:24 am - 5,324 views
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.
“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.
He will spend 10 days in space, including eight on board the International Space Station (ISS) where he will be part of the ISS Expedition16 crew.
Another first for the Malaysian Angkasawan is that he will be hosting a Hari Raya party on board the space station on the first day of Syawal. He has taken satay and some kuih Raya to treat the others on board.
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on Oct 11, 2007
Well, i’m not a malaysian. But as a muslim and asian, i’m proud of his achievement. =)
on Oct 12, 2007
indonesia? hellow..?
where r u..?
on Oct 12, 2007
Hyee!It’s a big job u’re handling der!! we r ol proud of wad u have acheive…we will never 4get of wad u did for da country…we’ve ol mised u back here on earth…dat’s ol i 1 2 say,ur malaysian astonout!may GOD bless u owez n also b wif u in space.=)
on Oct 15, 2007
Congratulations to the Malaysian people! Welcome to the space travel club
on Oct 15, 2007
@Dan - yeah! i wanna be a human spaceflight too. I’ll make wordpress theme there. lol! lemme spend $25 million or $40 million first before to get there.
on Oct 15, 2007
congratulations sheikh.you have inspired my youngest brother to study harder to be one of malaysian astronout.
on Oct 16, 2007
u r da’ beshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh sheikh!!!huhuh
on Oct 20, 2007
i luv u sheikh….
congrate coz dh mngharumkn namer ngara…
on Oct 21, 2007
congratzzzz………malaysia boleh….allahumaa’kum….allahuyubarikunfik
on Oct 21, 2007
hey…..!!
u da besh..!!
on Oct 22, 2007
i dont noe why i’m writing like dis but i think dat sheikh was choosen juz bcoz he’s cute… no no no… i’m not sayin’ dat he’s cute but my frenz, mom, my granny thinks dat sheikh is a good lookin’ guy… anyway… congrats 2 sheikh n 2 faiz 2 coz he’s goin’ 2 space in 2 more years…
on Oct 24, 2007
as,kum
apa khabar?hrp2 sht di samping keluarga tercinta.congrat to you cause dh jadi wira angkasawan for Malaysia.I am 10 yr girls.my ambition is to be an astronaut.I’m glad of you.dr Sheikh actually you kenal my father family,my father’s name is Syed Othaman.masa kecik my father kate my father pernah sleep at yur house and dr pun pernah sleep at my father’s house at batu pahat.saya x tahu sama ada dr ingat atau x.assalammualaikum.
on Oct 24, 2007
assalamualaikum…
tahniah atas kejayaan mengharumkan nama Malaysia ke angkasa…
klu boleh…sy nak dapatkan e-mail or anyway untuk berhubung terus ngan dr. muszaphar…boleh x?
on Oct 26, 2007
asamualaikum dan salam sejahtera kpd dr sy ingin ucapkan tahniah kpd dr krn tlh mengharumkan nama ngr tahniah sekali lg sy ucapkan
on Oct 30, 2007
the man who inspires *wehhuuu*
the man who i really really TABIK hormat
Mr.Perfect
not just good looking guy but also good in everything.AMIN
on Nov 1, 2007
takziah sy ucpkan kpd seluruh kaum klgr dr krn kembalinya kerahmatulah adk dr yg tersyg semoga seluruh kaum keluarga ini tabah menghadapi ujian thn ini amin yarabilalamin al-fatihah
on Nov 1, 2007
congratulation to d.r sheikh muszaphar shukor.go d.r go.
on Nov 2, 2007
Congratulations to Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor.
on Nov 4, 2007
salam 2 our 1st angkasawan,dr sheikh muszaphar and congrate 2 u 4 being our hero..i’m 1 of ur fans and condolences 2 u n family di atas pemergian adik tersayang..anyway saye ada kawan yg kenal abang dr..nicknamenye bob kan..saye nk mintak email or blog coz i want 2 know further about ur mission of angkasawan..i’m a 15 years old gurlz from pd and saye minat sgt nk jd astronaut..saye nk tye cam ne ade gurlz boleh outing ngan dr.mus and dr.faez..coz saye nk sgt jumpa both of u..hope u reply my msg a.s.a.p…wassalam..
on Nov 6, 2007
EHm..they already back and congratulatioN!
on Nov 9, 2007
Salam to the first angkasawan,Dr.Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor.I want you to know that you are an idol not just to me, but there are another my friends who are really supporting you.Congratulations,you our HERO!
on Nov 17, 2007
saya nak jumpa awak bleh tak?bleh tak nak jumpa ngan awak kat mid valley pukul 3 hari khamis 22.11.2007.saya tunggu awak kat starbucks coffee.
on Nov 26, 2007
hi dr sheikh u r the best!!!!! i’m so proud of u…u r my idol!!!!!(^_^)
on Dec 26, 2007
assalamaualaikum…I trying to be like u..success in everything in what ur are involved in…But I would like to hear from u…what is ur weakness and drawbacks ?? I’m really wanted to know that..as human we know we’re not perfect..sometimes..our weakness bring us to dis far..right?? is that ur’re weakness propel u achieve all of this…i’m really wanna know that..coz in my life..I often adapt all my weakness from day to day to improve and motivate myself…
reply me at fieza1990@yahoo.com.my..assalamualaikum..
on Jan 19, 2008
assalamualaikum dr.syeikh…i’m very proud of you..!!!
on Jan 25, 2008
samekom, dr. sheikh. first of all I want to say that I’m very proud of you. Secondly, there’s a lot of girl crazy love with and they said that you are very cute. Expecially, my friend name’s Atiqah. When I say something bad about you she will very mad. I want to ask you what is your key to success and can you give an advice about my studies????
on Feb 13, 2008
hi, dr.sheikh how are u? i am very proud of u and imake u as my idol ihope u can come to my school smk bukit kemuning . search yourself (shah alam)