MALAYSIAN ASTRONAUTS BLOGI would like to recommend a blog for everyone to visit. I found out about it from the newspaper last week. This blog is written by two outstanding Malaysians who are in Russia at the present moment. They are Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor and Captain Dr. Faiz Khaleed. Dr Sheikh Muszaphar is at present the main candidate to go to space in October next year while Dr Faiz is the back-up candidate.
The angkasawan weblog will allow the candidates to share their daily experiences with the rest of the world over the Internet. Visitors to the blog can also give their opinions and comments via the website. So do give the site a visit. The URL is http://blog.angkasa.gov.my
I am also including some information about the two men below.
Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor Al Masrie bin Sheikh Mustapha (born July 27, 1972) is expected to become the first Angkasawan (Malaysian astronaut) and the first Southeast Asian to go into space when he is launched towards the International Space Station aboard Soyuz TMA-11 in October 2007.
Born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sheikh Muszaphar obtained his high school education at Maktab Rendah Sains MARA in Muar. He then pursued his MBBS medical degree at Kasturba Medical College, Manipal.
Sheikh Muszaphar is an orthopaedic doctor and a trainee lecturer in medicine with Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Previously, he has served in Hospital Seremban (1998), Hospital Kuala Lumpur (1999) and Hospital Selayang (2000-2001).
He is also a model, and has modeled for many commercials and advertisements.
Faiz bin Khaleed (born September 15, 1980 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) is a Malaysian astronaut. He is a stomatologist. He is the back-up astronaut of Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor for the mission Soyuz TMA-11 in September 2007. He has been selected in September 2006 in the frame of the Angkasawan program. He will train at Star City with Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor during the next 12 months.
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