Heheheh! Salin tak tumpah, peserta Mesia sekadar penumpang aje kot! Peserta dari negara2 lain designationnya astronaut atau cosmonaut dan flight engineer! Harapkan bagi bangga kat orang kampung aje ler kejanya! Itu la, kena banyak2 membaca dari artikel2 atau website luarnegara supaya tidak mudah dikongkong minda kita dengan propaganda murahan dan memperbodohkan. Kan pelabur2 SCsh kebanyakannya IT savvy!
If youre waiting in nail-biting suspense over who will be the first Malaysian in space, dont.
The Expedition 16 crew members pose for a portrait at the Johnson Space Center. From the left (front row) are Russias Federal Space Agency cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, flight engineer and Soyuz commander; astronaut Peggy Whitson, commander; and Malaysian spaceflight participant Sheikh Muzhaphar Shukor. From the left (back row) are European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Léopold Eyharts, astronaut Garrett Reisman and astronaut Dan Tani, all flight engineers. Picture and caption are from the Nasa website. Note that Sheikh Muzhaphar is referred to as spaceflight participant and not astronaut or cosmonaut, as the other crew members are.
No disrespect to the man, but so much for our Angkasawan, huh?
KERAjaan MY ni memang suka ngan project2 membazir dan syok sendiri.....kononnyer nak jadi yang TERhebat, TERhandal dan TER...TER...tapi hakikatnye kita ni tak ke mana cuma TERperasan jer......
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duit bukan segala-galanya tapi SEGALANYA perlukan duit....faham ker....??????
Assalamualaikum dan salam sejahtera, sekadar untuk tatapan dan renungan kita bersama.
Expedition 16 Ready for Launch
The Soyuz rocket that will launch Expedition 16 to the International Space Station was placed at its launch pad over the weekend. Commander Peggy Whitson, Flight Engineer Yuri Malenchenko and spaceflight participant Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor will launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome Wednesday at 9:22 a.m. EDT. Two days later the Soyuz TMA-11 vehicle carrying the new crew will dock to the Earth-facing port of the stations Zarya module. The Expedition 15 crew continues readying the station for its new residents. Flight Engineeer Clay Anderson has been resizing U.S. spacesuits for Whitson and Malenchenko. Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight Engineer Oleg Kotov set up a work space in the Zvezda service module that will allow the visiting Shukor to perform several experiments over nine days. The current station crew has also been holding space-to-ground teleconferences with Expedition 16 to assist with handover activities.
Yurchikhin and Kotov are scheduled to leave the station on Oct. 21 officially ending the Expedition 15 increment. Shukor will go home with the two cosmonauts. Anderson will remain onboard with Expedition 16 and return to Earth next month aboard Discovery on its STS-120 mission.
The Expedition 16 crew members pose for a portrait at the Johnson Space Center. From the left (front row) are Russia's Federal Space Agency cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, flight engineer and Soyuz commander; astronaut Peggy Whitson, commander; and Malaysian spaceflight participant Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor. From the left (back row) are European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Léopold Eyharts, astronaut Garrett Reisman and astronaut Dan Tani, all flight engineers.
American, Russian, Malaysian blast off http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071010/ap_on_re_eu/russia_space;_ylt=AnbEnt9M_8Z0XmgTrOe6SA7uOrgF
BAIKONUR,Karzakhstan- A Russian rocket blasted off from a launch facility in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, carrying an American, a Russian and a Malaysian to the international space station.
The Soyuz-FG rocket soared into a darkening sky above the Kazakh steppe. Aboard were Peggy Whitson of Beaconsfield, Iowa, who will be the first woman to command the space station, veteran Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, and Dr. Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, the ninth Muslim in space but the first from Malaysia. They will arrive in two days.
The mission coincides with the last days of Ramadan, the holy month when Muslims fast from dawn until sundown, but Malaysian clerics decreed that Sheikh Muszaphar will be excused from fasting while in space.
His religion also requires that he face Mecca for prayer a direction that will change as the spacecraft orbits the Earth but clerics decided that the exact location matters only for the beginning of the prayer ritual.
Applause broke out among space officials and other onlookers at the launch site as the spacecraft entered orbit. Sheikh Muszaphar's parents watched the liftoff from an observation area, praying and in tears.
"I'm happy for my country, for Russia, for the United States and everybody," his father said.
Whitson and Malenchenko will stay on as the station's new crew, replacing cosmonauts Fyodor Yurchikhin and Oleg Kotov, and will be joined in October by U.S. astronaut Daniel Tani, who is arriving with the space shuttle Discovery. Tani will replace fellow American Clayton Anderson, who has been at the station since June.
Sheikh Muszaphar, a 35-year-old orthopedic surgeon, is to spend about 10 days on the station, performing experiments involving diseases and the effects of microgravity and space radiation on cells and genes.
On Tuesday, he told reporters that his trip will be an inspiration for his southeast Asian nation as well as to other Muslims all over the world.
"It's a small step for me, but a great leap for the Malaysian people," he said, paraphrasing Neil Armstrong's famous words after the Apollo landing on the moon.
The $25 million agreement for a Malaysian astronaut to fly to space was negotiated in 2003 along with a $900 million deal for Malaysia to buy 18 Russian fighter jets.
Russian rocket launches first Malaysian into space http://asia.news.yahoo.com/071010/3/393yb.html
BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan (Reuters) - A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying Malaysia's first astronaut, a U.S. astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut blasted off to rendezvous with the International Space Station on Wednesday. Thousands of Malaysians watched the blast-off live on television as the TMA-11 rocket carrying Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, an orthopaedic surgeon and university lecturer from Kuala Lumpur, lifted off from Russia's Baikonur Cosmodrome in the Kazakh steppe. Russian officials said the rocket lifted off on schedule, at 05:22 p.m. Moscow time (1322 GMT) and successfully went into orbit, circling the earth every 88.7 minutes. "Each space launch is a pretty tense and maybe the most complicated stage of space flight," said Vladimir Solovoyov, who is in charge of Russia's segment of the ISS. "This one went off successfully and without a hitch," he said, visibly relieved after the craft reached orbit. Staff at mission control shook each others' hands. Live pictures from aboard the rocket, which was travelling at a speed of 8 km (4.97 miles) per second, showed the crew sitting calmly and reading their flight logs. "Now we will have the most difficult stage, when the spaceship must adjust its route and get into orbit," said Solovoyov at mission control centre outside Moscow. The crew is scheduled to dock to the $100-billion ISS on Friday. Shukor is flying with the ISS Expedition-16 commander, U.S. astronaut Peggy Whitson and Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, who will work in space for half a year. He will return to earth on Oct. 21 together with the station's current commander, Russian Fyodor Yurchikhin and Russian Flight Engineer Oleg Kotov. 'MALAYSIAKU' In Kuala Lumpur, crowds flocked to Freedom Square, the historic colonial centre of the capital, to watch the countdown on giant screens. They broke into cheers and applause as the rocket lifted off, with people clapping their hands and crying out 'Malaysiaku', or 'Our Malaysia'. "We feel very good, very excited and inspired by the first Malaysian in space," said Mohamad Faiz Farhan, a 17-year-old science student who made a two-hour journey to the capital to watch the event along with four friends. The third member of the outgoing crew, U.S. Flight Engineer Clay Anderson, will remain onboard with Expedition-16 and return to Earth in November aboard the U.S. Space Shuttle Discovery. Shukor is the first Muslim to fly into space during the holy month of Ramadan after being selected from 11,000 candidates in a deal Malaysia arranged with Russia as part of a $1 billion purchase of Russian jets. He says his flight is "a giant leap" for Malaysia and he wants to inspire his Southeast Asian nation just like Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin did back in 1961 when he became the world's first man in space. His country's Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi watched the lift-off at a banquet in the capital's business centre, where seven giant TV screens dominated a room of about 3,000 people. Stalls outside sold astronaut T-shirts and space toys. "I am happy and satisfied with this historical event," Abdullah told the gathering. "It is significant for the country and the citizens." (Additional reporting by Hsu Chuang Khoo and Clarence Fernandez in Kuala Lumpur)
First Malaysian, first female commander blast into space http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071010/wl_asia_afp/russiamalaysiakazakhstanspace;_ylt=AumI95.jpqa9P9CLzs5R4VlvaA8F
BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan (AFP) - A Russian rocket carrying Malaysia's first astronaut and the first female commander of the International Space Station blasted off on a Soyuz rocket on Wednesday from Baikonur.
The rocket carrying Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, Russian cosmonaut Yury Malenchenko and NASA's Peggy Whitson thrust into a clear evening sky over the Kazakh steppe, its fiery engines emitting a thunderous roar as it set out on a two-day voyage to the orbiting station.
Ascending at huge speed, the Soyuz took just minutes to reach its initial orbit and, having shed its empty fuel tanks and an outer casing protecting the crew, was to spend two days reaching the International Space Station (ISS).
At a pre-launch news conference a member of the Baikonur ground crew jokingly presented Whitson with an ornate Kazakh riding whip "so that in the presence of men they understand that you're the commander."
Whitson, a 47-year-old biochemist, is to oversee major expansion of the ISS and the setting up of a new science laboratory known as Columbus for the European Space Agency.
Flourishing her new whip, Whitson said she hoped she wouldn't have to use it and went on to extol the benefits of space travel in breaking down cultural barriers.
"One of the special things about the view of the Earth from space is that it is one planet and that it is very beautiful. I think it is a good illustration of the fact that there don't need to be any wars." After the launch, reserve astronaut Michael Fink, whose job was to take Whitson's place in case of mishap, paid tribute to her qualities and said the fact she was female played no role on the ISS.
"She's the commander of the space station and nobody cares that she's a girl. She is so good at what she does," said Fink after drinking a toast with other reserve crew members, a time-honoured tradition at Russia's Baikonur cosmodrome, which Moscow rents from Kazakhstan. Muszaphar earlier said his trip, paid for by the Malaysian government, was a great step for his nation. "I feel great. I just can't wait to go up, for the Malaysian people," he told AFP as he headed for the launch pad after being helped into his spacesuit. He was to spend nine days on the ISS, arriving near the end of the holy month of Ramadan and staying there for the Eid festival, when he was to treat the long-term crew to festive Malaysian food. He was to conduct experiments on behalf of Malaysia's Genome Institute, including tests on cancer cells, before heading back to Earth with current members of the long-term crew. Malaysian officials were jubilant, saying the launch marked a milestone as Malaysia celebrates 50 years of independence. The launch "has been a long time in the making ... We've been waiting for over two years and thinking about it day in and day out but it was all worth it," said a member of the Malaysian ground crew, aerospace engineer Shankini Doraisingam. Muszaphar, a 35-year-old doctor who has spent a year training for the flight in Russia, is one of very few Muslims to have travelled to space. He has said he will try to observe the fasting rules of Ramadan and when he gets back will share his experiences with other Muslims. His parents recited prayers and were tearful as they watched the rocket carrying their son streak up into the sky. "I was a little bit afraid. I'm happy for my country, happy for Russia, happy for America, happy for everyone," said his father, Sheikh Mustapha Shukor. Malaysian religious authorities had prepared guidelines adapting religious rules to life on the ISS, which circles the Earth 16 times per calendar day, meaning that without special dispensation he would be obliged to pray 80 times in 24 hours. This month marks the 50th anniversary of the start of modern space travel, which dates from the Soviet Union's launch of the first ever satellite, Sputnik 1, from Baikonur on October 4, 1957.
Semoga saudara Dr. Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor selamat kembali ke tanah air. Amiin.
Sdr tengok, hang baca dari mana yg kata trip tu diberi percuma? Hasilnya kita boleh lihat apa terjadi selepas misi itu nanti. Yg perlu dititikberatkan ialah kesinambungan misi tersebut. Kalau sekadar jadi penumpang aje, takyah cakap la!
(al-kisah ni aku karang semlm nooo pas IP aku diban. Skrg ni IP aku tak di ban lg, tp takpolah aku pastekan jugakkkk)
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Aku sebenarnya berat jugakkk nak postkan kembali tetapi atas dasar nak menegur cikit Otai/Moderator drp terus buat tindakan yg aku rasa lerrr kurang tepat dan atas dasar supaya pelabur swisscash ada juga sedikit sebanyak makluman yang kontra ttg swisscash spy tidak terkejut jika ada apa2 yg sebaliknya terjadi) Biarlah aku ni jd jahat di kaca mata Otai/Moderator.
Aku bdaftar sbg Kupang dan IP aku tlh di ban semlm oleh.. tak tau siapolah punya angkara tu kat blog pasai ni. Yalahhh, gara2 aku postkan suatu pndgn dan pndpt negative dari st4r5, ahli forum dr MMG. Hangpa semua boleh rujuk :
Bg yg deletekan post td tu, kam sia, kam sia aku ucapkan looo. Hak hang, hang ada kuasa loo. hang nak delete. Apa aku bolehhhhh buat. Terkilan rasanya juga noo kerana hang tak boleh terima berita negatif yg power cikit pun. Aku ulang, berita negatif yg power. Panaslah jd nya bila ada posting bhn berito yg negatif, kan kan kannnnn. Alahaiiiiii. Untuk pgthuan yg delete post aku tu, aku buat rujukan 25 buah blog swisscash dlm dan luar negara, kalaulah aku nak postkan semua berita negative, tak larat looo (bkn nak bangga diri noo, aku bkn hebat, org biasa jeee). Tak usah Otai/Moderator tanya kat aku nama2 blog tu, cari sendiri nooo, kan hampa semua terror, hebat, tahu semua.
Hangpa selalu buat knytaan kalu ada berito negatif, mesti disertakan dgn bukti. Aku nak tanya hangpa semua terutamanya Otai/Moderator yg terbabit mgeluarkan knytaan tu, selama website kesayangan kita swisscash tak boleh bukakkkk (18 Ogos 2007), mcm2 hangpa postkan kat forum ni. Kam sia, kam sia. Baguiiiih tu, jasamu dikenang malah tak dilupakan. Tp apakah bukti hangpa, yang semua berito tu sahih? Hangpa pun dok ceduk dan copy dr sana sini dan dicampur dgn andaian hang! Betuiiiiii takkkkk? Siapo yg bg kat hangpa berito2 tu? Pihak admin swisscash/swiss mutual fund? Apa bukti? Apa bukti bang oooi?
Awatttt berat sebelah? Aku td ada habak dlm post aku td tu sbg renungan dan fikir2kan dan sbg langkah berjaga2. Aku kato jugakkk supayo jgn syok dgn bhn2 berito yg positif shj. Aku jugakkkk pesan spy jgn cpt melenting jika ada berita negatif dipaparkan.Tak salahkan. Maklumlah, kito semua mharapkan swisscash muncul, tp sampai laa ni, tak juga muncul2 kelibatnya.
Kpd yang deletekan post td tu dan ban IP aku, apalah hangpa ni, tak boleh ada unsur pandangan negatif kat sini? Aku tengok, pantang ada je berita negatif, mulalah Otai/Moderator bertindak negatif thdpnya. Nape berat sebelah? Aku rasa tak salah jika ada pndangn pndpt negatif dipaparkan utk kita semua sbg renungan dan fikir2kan. Kalau boleh ulas, ulas je. Kalau takkkk, diammmmm je. Apa nak ban ban IP ahli forum yg beri pndgn negatiffff?
Ada gak Otai2/Moderato2 yg baguiiiii, sopan, beradap bila berkata2. Tp ada satu Otai(hangpa semua pun tahu kot), waduh2 bkn main lg nooo, depa tahu semua loooo, olang lain semua salah looo, pantang org lain dpt berito dulu, pantang ada cikit prkr negatif, pantang ada yg tak sehaluan dgnnya, hahhhh, mulalah meracau dan dihalauuuu loooo. Ayooooo, tak baik loooo camtu. Aku tau lah hang leader, ada network, mestilah bhabis beri kayakinan, tak betuiiii pun jadi betuiiiii. Dgr dulu, fikir dulu, renungkan dulu, jgn meracau nooo, halau olang. Jgn mare yer. Tazkirah lah jdnya nooo. Aku bkn nak cari gaduh siiih.
Laa ni, ada jg leader tak nak mgaku leader lg looo. Kononnya investor biasa je. Pasaiiii apo, takuttttt la tu. Takut apasaiiii? Berikan info kat DL dgn seadanya ada, jgn mengelak dan jgn melarikan diri. Mana hilangnya tanggungjwb? (Ini keluar topic niii)
Aku hairan lak, post2 aku yg negatif yg tidak kena mengena dgn Otai/Moderator tak lakkk dideletekan, kecuali ada satu yg aku tujukan kat salah seorg Otai, pesan supaya jgn salah gunakan konsep Silent Revolution. (krn aku merasakan yg kita semua dah cukup merana dgn slogan "Silent Revolutin" tu sejak website down) Napa hangpa berat sebelah, nape ada double standart? Delete je lah semua post aku tu. Delete je membership Kupang, kuranglah satu ahli forum looo. Drp hangpa ban IP aku spy tak bg aku postkan pndpt/pndgn, tak guna juga kan , kan , kannnnn!
Otai2 dan Moderator2, tlg jgn salahgunakan kuasa anda, nooo. (jgn autokratik laaaa, pembangkang laa katakan aku ni) Otai2 dan Moderator2, tlg jgn ada double standart, nooo. Otai2 dan Moderator2, tlg jgn jadi hipokrit, nooo. Bukan semua Otai dan Moderator camtu lahhhh. Betuiiiiiii, betuiiiii.
Aku laa ni bpesan semoga pas ni, jgnlah ada kito yg berat sebelah. Jgnlah kito terlalu fanatik ngan swisscash ni. Fikirkanlah pelabur2 yg dok setia menanti dgn penuh harapan bdsrkan andaian dan berita positif yg diceduk tu yg tak pasti kesahihannya. Depa seolah2 pasti dpt wang tp hakikat sebenarnya, tiada siapa pun yg tahu Harapan positif tinggi menggunung depa tu besarrrr, kesian lak aku tengok , kesian, kesian. Sedih, sedih, sedih betul aku. Biarlah depa pun baca sedikit sebanyak bahan negatif dan bsedia akan kemungkinan negatif. Minta2 dijauhkan. Nauzubillah. Kita perlu dari sekarang bersedia menghadapi apa jua kemungkinan. Hanya Allah s.w.t Maha Mengetahui.
Sekian, nukilan rasa dari aku lerrrr, Kupang. Terima kasihhhhhhhhhhhhh.
P/s : ` 1. Ooopps, hampir lupa lakkk, SELAMAT HARI RAYA AIDIL FITRI, MAAF, ZAHIR ` DAN BATIN. 2. Tok sah lerrr minta aku tinggalkan ID, P/W, TAP dan sbgnya nooo. 3. Pasni kalau Otai/Moderator nak terus ban aku, terserah. 4. Alahai DKT, tlg lerrr tampil buat apa jua kenyataan dgn seadanya ada.
Assalamualaikum dan salam sejahtera, sekadar untuk tatapan dan renungan kita bersama.
Soyuz Craft Lands Short Of Destination Sun Oct 21, 1:21 PM ET By SERGEI PONOMAREV, Associated Press Writer Associated Press Writer Vladimir Isachenkov contributed to this report from Moscow. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071021/ap_on_sc/russia_space;_ylt=AgPt9kXf7SbpIDZvq9pibOys0NUE
ARKALYK, Kazakhstan - A technical glitch sent a Soyuz spacecraft on a wild ride home Sunday, forcing Malaysia's first space traveler and two Russian cosmonauts to endure eight times the force of gravity before their capsule landed safely. All three were fine, with medical tests showing they were not injured during the steeper-than-usual descent, Russian Space Agency chief Anatoly Perminov said at a news conference at Mission Control in Korolyov, just outside Moscow. He said space officials and experts had "a few tense moments" but the spacecraft landed safely with the crew in good condition. The Soyuz with Russians Fyodor Yurchikhin and Oleg Kotov, and Malaysian Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor on board veered off-course and touched down at 6:36 a.m. EDT, more than 200 miles west of the designated landing site on the steppes of Kazakhstan, Mission Control spokesman Valery Lyndin said. "That meant that the crew were subjected to higher than normal gravity load on their descent," he told The Associated Press. Soyuz crews typically must bear four times the force of gravity when the spacecraft returns to Earth. But Lyndin said the glitch meant the crew was subjected to eight times the force of gravity. Russian teams quickly located the craft, NASA said on its Web site. Alexei Krasnov, head of the Russian space agency's manned space programs, said an official commission would investigate the glitch. "It's difficult to immediately name a specific reason behind the problem. We need to do an in-depth analysis," he said. A similar problem occurred in May 2003 when the crew Russian cosmonaut Nikolai Budarin and American astronauts Kenneth Bowersox and Donald Pettit also experienced a steep, off-course landing. It then took salvage crews several hours to locate the spacecraft because of communications problems. Yurchikhin and Kotov were returning home after a six-month stint at the international space station. Sheikh Muszaphar, a 35-year-old physician, had been at the orbital outpost since Oct. 12. "This is a very momentous and historic occasion for Malaysia," Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak told reporters. During about 10 days in space, Sheikh Muszaphar, fulfilling both his own dream of space travel and his country's aspirations, performed experiments involving diseases and the effects of microgravity and space radiation on cells and genes. "I am also very proud ... that finally we have joined the small number of nations that have sent their sons and daughters to space," Sheikh Muszaphar wrote in his Web journal before returning to Earth. The $25 million agreement for a Malaysian astronaut to fly to space was negotiated in 2003 along with a $900 million deal for Malaysia to buy 18 Russian fighter jets. Back at the space station, the remaining crew U.S. astronauts Peggy Whitson and Clayton Anderson, and cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko monitored the progress of the Soyuz on its return journey. Whitson, the station's first female commander, arrived along with Sheikh Muszaphar and Malenchenko on another Soyuz that lifted off from the Russian-leased launch facility in Kazakhstan Oct. 10. She and Malenchenko are to spend six months in orbit, while Anderson aboard since June is to be replaced in the coming weeks by U.S. astronaut Daniel Tani, who is to arrive on the U.S. shuttle Discovery later this month. The station's new crew is to perform space walks linked in part with efforts to expand the station, which is due to add a European Space Agency module and a Japanese module in the coming months.
First Malaysian Astronaut Returns To Hero's Welcome Sunday October 21, 10:18 PM http://asia.news.yahoo.com/071021/3/39n5g.html
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Malaysia's first astronaut landed safely back in Kazakhstan to a hero's welcome on Sunday with two Russian cosmonauts after spending 11 days in space, officials at Moscow's mission control said. The Soyuz capsule carrying Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, an orthopaedic surgeon from Kuala Lumpur, touched down about 200 km off course at 1037 GMT because the trajectory of the capsule was changed after entering the atmosphere. International Space Station commander, Fyodor Yurchikhin, and flight engineer, Oleg Kotov, who had both spent 197 days in space, accompanied Shukor on his return to earth. Dashing towards earth in what officials call a "ballistic" landing put more stress on the astronauts but all three were in good health, Russian Space Agency chief Anatoly Perminov said. In such a landing, the capsule follows a much steeper and shorter trajectory to earth, causing more spin and resulting in a bumpier ride that puts a greater strain on its occupants. "They all feel satisfactory, I would even say well. And Sheikh Muszaphar feels best of all as his trip to space was much shorter than the other astronauts," Perminov said. "The load on the astronauts was a little more than under a normal landing, that is natural. But the so called ballistic trajectory was held only for the last few minutes," he said. A Malaysian deputy prime minister welcomed Shukor to earth saying his flight would go down in the annals of the Southeast Asian state's history. Feted as a hero in Malaysia, Shukor's relatives at Mission Control outside Moscow clapped with joy when he landed after having said prayers for his safe return.
PART OF ARMS DEAL Shukor says he wants to inspire Malaysia like Russian astronaut Yuri Gagarin did in 1961 when he became the first man in space. He was selected from 11,000 candidates in a deal Malaysia arranged with Russia as part of a $1 billion purchase of Russian jets. Malaysia's deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak was at Mission Control to watch as his return was traced on giant monitors. "I congratulate you all on our success. For Malaysia this is an historical event that will go down in the annals of our history because this is our first cosmonaut," Najib told reporters in English. "For Malaysia this is a major leap forward and I am convinced this will be an example for the future generations." Russia's Space Agency head, Perminov, said he would discuss future space cooperation with Najib. Shukor will travel to Moscow after undergoing medical tests.
First Malaysian In Space Returns To Earth Monday October 22, 2:56 AM http://asia.news.yahoo.com/071021/afp/071021185013asiapacificnews.html
MOSCOW (AFP) - Two Russian cosmonauts and the first Malaysian in space returned to Earth on Sunday in an unusually abrupt and off-target manner after leaving the orbiting the International Space Station, Russian mission control said. The Soyuz craft with Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, who carried out experiments for Malaysia's Genome Institute, and Russians Yuri Yurtshikin and Oleg Kotov touched down on the Kazakh steppe at 1043 GMT, it said. "We could not say right now what caused the 'ballistic landing'," Energuia company official Vitali Lopota said, cited by Interfax agency. He said they would have to study the data before they could conclude why this type of landing occurred. Energuia built the Soyuz capsule. A Russian mission control official cited by Itar-Tass agency called the landing "rare". "The landing area was 50-70 kilometres (31-44 miles) from where we had initially indicated," Russian Space Agency chief Anatoli Perminov told Interfax. The capsule landed around 200 kilometres (120 miles) away from where was initially supposed to in Kazakhstan after its trajectory was altered when it entered the Earth's atmosphere, ITAR-TASS reported. The Malaysian astronaut, whose trip was paid for by the Malaysian government, left on the mission on October 10 with American Peggy Whitson, the new commander on the space station, and a Russian Yuri Malenchenko. They were taken out of the capsule several minutes after landing and were given a routine medical check. They were due to go by helicopter to the nearest airport to be taken to Moscow. The temperature on the ground was a chilly six degrees Celsius (43 degrees Fahrenheit) and the men were given hot tea and were laid out on warming mats. The three "feel good," a mission control official said on television channel Vesti, even though the astronauts landed far from their initial target. A 'ballistic re-entry' is different from a controlled re-entry, where the space vehicle engines jump into action to command the capsule. The decision to include a Malaysian in a space mission was made four years ago, when Russia landed a multi-billion dollar order to supply Malaysia with 18 Sukhoi 30 fighter jets. A practising Muslim, the Malaysian celebrated the end of the holy month of Ramadan aboard the ISS. Among other experiments, Muszaphar examined the impact of microgravitation on the coordination of eye and head movements and the evolution of cancerous cells in weightless conditions. Yurtshikin and Kotov had both spent six months aboard the space station.
Malaysia Cheers Historic Space Odyssey Monday October 22, 1:52 PM http://asia.news.yahoo.com/071022/afp/071022054254asiapacificnews.html
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - The return of Malaysia's first ever astronaut from space was hailed by the deputy premier as a historic moment that made his countrymen "stand a few inches taller", reports said Monday. Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, a 35-year-old doctor and part-time model, returned to Earth on Sunday at 1043 GMT after 11 days in space. Muszaphar and two Russian cosmonauts touched down safely in Kazakhstan but 200 kilometres (120 miles) off-target in a rare and unexplained 'ballistic landing' by the Soyuz craft. Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak followed the landing from the Russian mission control centre in Moscow. "This is a very momentous and historic occasion for Malaysia. It will go down in the annals of our history because this is a first for Malaysia in space and he has returned safely," Najib said in the New Straits Times. Muszaphar, whose parents were among the cheering Malaysian contingent at mission control, spoke to his father over a borrowed mobile phone. "Abah (father in the Malay language), it's Mus. I'm back safe and sound. Everything's fine," his father, Sheikh Mustapha Abdul Shukor, recounted to the paper. Muszaphar was chosen from thousands of hopefuls in a nationwide competition that generated tremendous excitement in Malaysia. Malaysian leaders see the space flight as a milestone for the country which is marking a half-century of independence from British colonial rule, and are mulling sending another citizen into space. Najib said the government has until the end of 2009 to decide if it wants to accept an offer from the Russian Space Agency for another Malaysian to journey to the International Space Station (ISS) in late 2010 or early 2011. Muszaphar's trip was part of a billion-dollar purchase of 18 Sukhoi 30-MKM fighter jets from Russia but Najib said a second space mission will involve direct financing. "Since the next expedition would involve public funds, the government would have to convince the public of the need of the mission," Najib said. The Malaysian astronaut trained for over a year at Moscow's Star City before he left for the mission on October 10 with American Peggy Whitson, the new commander on the ISS, and a Russian Yuri Malenchenko. Muszaphar, a practising Muslim, celebrated the end of the holy month of Ramadan at the space station and carried out experiments for Malaysia's Genome Institute.
Alhamdulillah, Dr. Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor selamat kembali ke planet Bumi. Berbaloi ke? Fikir2kan. Walaupun saya tidak terpilih menjadi angkasawan pertama Malaysia, tetapi saya masih berbangga kerana ada potongan gaji ANGKASA setiap bulan!
Alhamdullilah, angkasawan (ikut kamus dewan) kita dah selamat kembali ke bumi
Lebih dari bebaloi rasa nya, lebih kurang free aje trip tu( bagi sesiapa yg pandai tengok)
untung lagi ada lah dari pertandingan sms, merchandising, semangat yg akan di
bangkitkan dalam diri anak2 kita,(anak2 bangsa yg pandai tengok juga).
Bukan saja nak angkat/ampu panggil dia angkasawan. Dah adat bahasa yang
aku tahu macam tuuu. (lain lah kalau org2 yg tak tahu/tak ada adat) Kalau nak kata
pelancung angkasa tu pelik sangat bunyi nya (mcm org tak sekolah aje)
Dalam biz apa pun ada comission pada broker, alaaa macam dlm sc laaaa
ref dapat 10% kan kan kan........tapi dalam jual kenderaan /jet/kapalselam/helikopter
pun ada komission nye juga kengkawan2. Kalau u all tengok betul betul
betapa terror nya proses ni. TENGOK sendiri yer.
1) L.I.M.A 2) Perjanjian jual beli 3) Program angkasawan 4) Pemilihan angkasawan ke ISS 5) Latihan dan pendedahan di pusat angkasalepas 6) Pergi dan balik 7) Selamat tiba semula.
Yang ini yang tersurat bagi sesiapa yang pandai Tengok dia nampak yang
tersirat . Bila ada jual beli pada masa tu , penganjur dapat apa?, dapat apa?,
dapat apa?, dapat apa? He he he cam iklan burung apa? lak.
Joke aside .... semua perjanjian yg belaku masa tu bukan
kita pembelian kita punya aje. Pembelian org lain yg jadi masa tu pun
penganjur akan....., dapat aper? x3
So bila org tanya aku tengok kat mana ini aje lah yg boleh aku tunjuk
kan. So bebaloi tak kengkawan? duit yg dapat dari usaha my.gov
dipulangkan ke pada negara , dgn harapan dapat buka mata org org
yg tak pandai Tengok.
There's no truth only stories ( jadi pandai pandai lah tengok sendiri yer)
