Angkasawan program
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The Angkasawan program was an initiative by the Malaysian government to send a Malaysian to the International Space Station on board Soyuz TMA-11. The program was named after the Malay word for astronaut, Angkasawan. It resulted in Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor becoming the first Malaysian in space on 10 October 2007.
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Country | Malaysia / Russia |
Organisation | National Space Agency (ANGKASA) |
Purpose | Astronaut training |
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