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Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor

Malaysian - (ANGKASA)

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Date of Birth: July 27, 1972
Age: 54


Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor Al Masrie bin Sheikh Mustapha (born 27 July 1972) is a Malaysian orthopaedic surgeon and the first Malaysian astronaut. He 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.

Soyuz-FG | Soyuz TMA-10

Progress Rocket Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Status: Success
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Soyuz TMA-10 begins Expedition 15 by carrying 3 astronauts and cosmonauts to the International Space Station. Russian Commander, cosmonaut Oleg Kotov alongside Flight Engineers, Fyodor Yurchikhin (RSA) & spaceflight participant Charles Simonyi (Space Adventures) will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and then rendezvous with the station. It landed on October 21, 2007, 10:36 UTC

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Soyuz-FG | Soyuz TMA-11

Progress Rocket Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Status: Success
Mission:

Soyuz TMA-11 begins Expedition 16 by carrying 3 astronauts and cosmonauts to the International Space Station. Russian Commander, cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko alongside Flight Engineers, Peggy Whitson (NASA) & Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor (National Space Agency of Malaysia) will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and then rendezvous with the station. It landed on April 19, 2008, 08:30 UTC

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