Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor

Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor
Sheikh in 2007
Born
Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor Al Masrie bin Sheikh Mustapha

(1972-07-27) 27 July 1972 (age 52)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
EducationManipal Academy of Higher Education (MBBS)
Occupations
Years active1998–present
Spouse
Halina Mohd Yunos
(m. 2010)
Children7
Space career
ANGKASA astronaut
Time in space
10d 20h 14m
Selection2006 Angkasawan program
MissionsSoyuz TMA-11/Soyuz TMA-10
Mission insignia
Websitenasa.gov

Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor Al Masrie bin Sheikh Mustapha (born 27 July 1972) is a Malaysian orthopaedic surgeon and spaceflight participant.[1] He launched to the International Space Station aboard Soyuz TMA-11 with the Expedition 16 crew on 10 October 2007.[2][3] 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.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Spaceflight Participant Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor". NASA. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  2. ^ The Associated Press (20 September 2007). "Malaysian Astronaut Won't Ignore Faith". The Associated Press / USA Today. Retrieved 4 October 2007.
  3. ^ Andrew Hammond (30 September 2007). "Saudi prince says Islam proud of Malaysia spaceman". Reuters. Retrieved 4 October 2007.
  4. ^ Chris Baldwin (24 September 2007). "First Malaysian in space to observe Ramadan later". Reuters. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2007.
  5. ^ NASA (17 July 2007). "NASA Holds Briefing With First Female Station Commander and Crew". NASA. Retrieved 23 July 2007.