Angkasawan program

Angkasawan program
A billboard advertising the Angkasawan program
Program overview
CountryMalaysia / Russia
OrganisationNational Space Agency (ANGKASA)
PurposeAstronaut training


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.