Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor
Astronaut
1972 –
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Who is Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor?
Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor Al Masrie bin Sheikh Mustapha is a Malaysian orthopaedic surgeon and was the first Malaysian to go into space. He was launched to the International Space Station aboard Soyuz TMA-11 with the Expedition 16 crew on 10 October 2007. Sheikh Muszaphar flew under an agreement with Russia through the Angkasawan program, and returned to Earth on 21 October 2007, aboard Soyuz TMA-10 with the Expedition 15 crew members, Fyodor Yurchikhin and Oleg Kotov.
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- Born
- Jul 27, 1972
Kuala Lumpur - Also known as
- Dr. Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor
- Spouses
- Religion
- Islam
- Nationality
- Malaysia
- Profession
- Education
- Master of Science, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Orthopedic surgery - Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, Kasturba Medical College
- Master of Science, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
- Lived in
- Kuala Lumpur
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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